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Survey of English Place-Names

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Bail Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Garton

Historical Forms

  • the Bail of Garton 1716 Poulson

Etymology

is named from the Bail of Garton 1716Poulson ( a little close ) . Cf. Bail Bottom infra 82 . Here the meaning of bail is probably ' palisade . '

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement