Great Aldercar Wood
Other OS name in the Parish of Halstead Rural
Historical Forms
- Inthenaldres 1380 FF
- Alacre 1551 Pat
Etymology
( 6 ″ ) is Inthenaldres 1380FF (p),Alacre 1551 Pat . ' Alder marsh , ' v. alor , kiarr . Aldercar is common on the modern map , but early examples are rare . Cf. (le ) Aldercarr (e ) (Rayne) 1501 EAS ix , the Alderker (Colchester)1495 ParlR and infra 583 .