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Prestwood Moor

Other OS name in the Parish of Toller Fratrum

Historical Forms

  • Prest(e)wode 1288 Ass
  • Prest Woods, Prest Wood(s) Moor 1841 TA

Etymology

, Prest (e )wode 1288Ass (p), Prest Woods , Prest Wood (s ) Moor 1841TA , ' priests' wood ' , v. prēost ( gen . pl . - a ) , wudu .