Prince's Wood
Other OS name in the Parish of Hermitage
Historical Forms
- Prince's Woods 1870 Hutch3
- Prince Woodes als. East Woodes, East Prince Woods, Lower Prince Wood, the Midle Prince Wood, West Prince Wod als. the old Coppes 1650 ParlSurv
- Princes Wood 1811 OS 1840 TA
Etymology
, Prince 's Woods 1870 Hutch3, Prince Woodes als. East Woodes , East Prince Woods , Lower Prince Wood , the Midle Prince Wood , West Prince Wod als. the old Coppes 1650ParlSurv ,Princes Wood 1811 OS, 1840TA , cf. Prince's Lane (6″) which runs from the SE edge of Prince 's Wood towards Minterne M . par . infra ; for the significance of the name , cf. Hutch3 4466 ( ' the manor , being a member of that of Fordington , seems to have belonged to the Crown , or its lessees and grantees ' ) and ib 468 ( ' the curacy , which is endowed with the tithes , is in the gift of the Prince of Wales as Duke of Cornwall ' ) .