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Survey of English Place-Names

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Frith Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Hawkesbury

Historical Forms

  • Fridwode 12 Glouc
  • (le) Frith e.13,c.1250 Berk

Etymology

, Fridwode 12 Glouc, (le ) Frith e. 13, c. 1250 Berk , v. fyrhðe ' wood ' .