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Harwood Gate Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Old Sodbury

Historical Forms

  • Horwood 1830 M
  • Hor(e)wood 1602 FF 1633 Inq

Etymology

, Horwood 1830 M, Hor (e )wood 1602FF , 1633 Inq , ' grey or dirty wood ' , v. hār , horu , wudu , cf. Horwood (36supra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement