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Queen's Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Southam & Brockhampton

Historical Forms

  • Quenewode, Quenewood 1478 MinAcct 1598 Comm
  • Quenyswood 1537 BGxlix,283
  • Queene Wood 1641 InqM

Etymology

, Quenewode , Quenewood 1478MinAcct , 1598Comm , Quenyswood 1537 BG xlix, 283, Queene Wood 1641 InqM , named from Queen Elizabeth ( wife of Edward IV ) , who held Southam (Rudder 370) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement