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Survey of English Place-Names

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Dudwood Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Elton

Historical Forms

  • Dudwood 1661 FMS 1748 Potter

Etymology

, Dudwood 1661FMS , 1748Potter , perhaps ' Dudda's wood ' , v. wudu , though the forms are too late for any certain etymology .