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Wytherstone Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Powerstock

Historical Forms

  • bosco de Wytherston 1258 For
  • hamelet' de Wytherston cum bosc' 1300 Hutch3
  • Witherstone Wood 1840 TA(Wytherstone)

Etymology

, bosco de Wytherston 1258For , hamelet ' de Wytherston cum bosc '1300 Hutch3, Witherstone Wood 1840TA (Wytherstone) , v. Wytherstone Fm supra .