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.

Oakers Wood, Oakers Wood Ctg, Oakers Wood Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Affpuddle

Historical Forms

  • Wolgariswode 1465 IpmR
  • Aulgers Wood 1694 Brock
  • Okerswood 1795 Boswell
  • Okerswood Ho 1838 TA
  • Okers' Wood Plant. 1838 ib

Etymology

, Wolgariswode 1465 IpmR, Aulgers Wood 1694 Brock, Okerswood 1795 Boswell, Okerswood Ho 1838TA , Okers ' Wood Plant .1838ib , the surname Woolgar ( OE  Wulfgar ) , v. wudu , cf. Woolgaries Moor in Moreton par . supra .