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.

Dorset Wd

Other OS name in the Parish of Wool

Historical Forms

  • Dorchester Coppey 1588 Comm
  • Dorchester Wood 1640 Weld1
  • Dorchester Coppice l17 ib
  • Dorster Wood 1839 TA

Etymology

, Dorchester Coppey 1588Comm , Dorchester Wood 1640Weld 1, Dorchester Coppice l17ib , Dorster Wood 1839TA , cf. Dorchester Close 1638Weld 1 , probably named from Dorchester par . infra although a surname is possible , v. copis .