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Woodwalls

Other OS name in the Parish of Corscombe

Historical Forms

  • Woodwalls Orchd 1838 TA
  • Woodwells 1684 ERO

Etymology

, (Woodwalls Orchd ) 1838TA , Woodwells 1684ERO , probably ' springs by the wood ' , v. wudu , well(a) ; Catemwood supra is nearby and springs are marked 6 ″ .