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.

Great Brind Wood and Little Brind Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Barlow

Historical Forms

  • Brend wood springe 1610 Survey
  • Two Brend Woods 1652 Portland
  • Great Brendwood Spring 1652 ib
  • Little Brendwood 1703 ib

Etymology

both ( 6 ″ ) , Brend wood springe 1610Survey , Two Brend Woods 1652Portland , Great Brendwood Spring 1652 ib, Little Brendwood 1703 ib , cf. perhaps le Brynde 457 ShefMD , ' burnt wood ' , v. brende 2 , wudu , spring .