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(Hr) Twinwood Coppice, Twinwood Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Hinton St Mary

Historical Forms

  • close called Twynwoode, close called Twynwodd Eliz LRMB
  • Twinwood Coppice 1841 TA

Etymology

, close called Twynwoode , close called Twynwodd ElizLRMB , Twinwood Coppice 1841TA , probably ' (land) between the woods ' , from betwēonan and wudu , v. Wood Lane infra which is nearby and cf. Tanwood Wo 238 .