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Survey of English Place-Names

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Woodville (Fm)

Other OS name in the Parish of Stour Provost

Historical Forms

  • Woodvill 1774 Hutch1
  • Woodville 1811 OS
  • Wodefeld 1444 KCC

Etymology

, Woodvill 1774 Hutch1, Woodville 1811 OS, probably a development of Wodefeld 1444KCC , v. wudu , feld , cf. bosco in Stures Pratellorum 1243 Cl .