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.

Short Wd

Other OS name in the Parish of Mappowder

Historical Forms

  • Shortwode 1282 Banco

Etymology

, 1811 OS , Shortwode 1282 Banco (Drew) , cf. Shortwood Coppice , Short Wood Grd 1841TA , v. sc(e)ort , wudu .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement