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Survey of English Place-Names

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Cornshay (Wood)

Other OS name in the Parish of Hawkchurch

Historical Forms

  • Conshaywood 1811 OS
  • Cornshay Wood Farm 1842 TA

Etymology

, Conshaywood 1811 OS, Cornshay Wood Farm 1842TA , cf. (Lt ) Cornshay Md (w )ib , hay ' enclosure ' , probably with a surname .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement