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.

Abbotswood

Other OS name in the Parish of Lower Swell

Historical Forms

  • Abbotts wood 1628 Inq

Etymology

, Abbotts wood 1628 Inq , v. abbat , wudu ; the manor was held by Hailes Abbey from the late 13 th century .