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.

Allenwood

Other OS name in the Parish of Wetheral

Historical Forms

  • Allen woode 1589 ExchKR
  • Ellenwood 1758 PR(Laner)
  • Askew Allenwood 1829 Boothby

Etymology

is Allen woode 1589ExchKR , Ellenwood 1758 PR (Laner),Askew Allenwood 1829Boothby . It lies by a stream which may once have been called Allen or Alne .