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Survey of English Place-Names

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Mordon's Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Boddington

Historical Forms

  • Mordens Wood 1775 GR184
  • Moredent 1804 EnclA

Etymology

, Mordens Wood 1775GR 184, Moredent 1804EnclA , probably from the surname Mordaunt ( Reaney 225 ) .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement