English Place-name Society

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.

Woodfield

Other OS name in the Parish of Churchdown

Historical Forms

  • Woodfeild 1623 Dep
  • Gretwodfeld 1535 VE

Etymology

, 1605Comm , Woodfeild 1623Dep , Gretwodfeld 1535 VE , cf. Wodhulle c. 1230 GlR , v. wudu , feld .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement