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.
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Bright's Fm, Bright's Wood
Bright's Fm, Bright's Wood
Other OS name in the Parish of Ashdon
Historical Forms
Brights wood
1605
WaldenA
Etymology
( 6 ″ ) is
Brights
wood
1605
WaldenA
.
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Early-attested site
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Other OS name
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Street Fm
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Major Settlement
Ashdon