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Cae Dû Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Malpas

Historical Forms

  • Cadey Wood 1831 Bry
  • Big Cae Dû & Little Cae Dû 1839 TA

Etymology

, Cadey Wood 1831 Bry, Big Cae & Little Cae 1839TA , ' black field ' , v. cae , du .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site