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Survey of English Place-Names

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Fennywood Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Little Budworth Chapelry

Historical Forms

  • Le Fyney, Le Fyney or Finney 1377–8 Orm2ii215
  • Finnywood 1543 Orm2
  • Fennywoodd 1555 Sheaf
  • Fenny Wood 1842 OS

Etymology

, 1839TA , Le Fyney , Le Fyney or Finney 1377–8 Orm2 ii215, Finnywood 1543Orm2, Fennywoodd 1555 Sheaf, Fenny Wood 1842 OS , ' rough-grassenclosure ' , v. finn , (ge)hæg , cf. Finney 240infra .