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Survey of English Place-Names

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The Four Wents

Other OS name in the Parish of Chingford

Historical Forms

  • the Four Want(e)s, Fower Want(e)s 1640,1641 Ct
  • Four Want Way 1646 Ct

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is the Four Want (e )s , Fower Want (e )s 1640, 1641Ct , Four Want Way 1646Ct . ME  went , ' path, road , ' with Essex an for en . v. Introd. xxxv .