English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Woodhall Fm and Wyats Copse

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wichenford

Historical Forms

  • Wodehalle 1256 WoC c.1300
  • Wyardswodehalle 1486 WoCh
  • Wyard 1299 VCHiii.563

Etymology

This estate, 'the hall by the wood,' was in the possession of the widow of John Wyard in 1299 (VCH iii. 563). Wyats is a corruption of earlier Wvards .