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Survey of English Place-Names

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Allexton Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Allexton

Historical Forms

  • Alexton Wood 1651(18),1671(1768) Deed 1781 Terrier 1847 TA
  • Alaxton Wood 1657 Deed 18
  • the Wood 1625(1730),1708 Terrier 1797 Surv

Etymology

, c.1800, 1806 Map , 1824 O , Alexton Wood 1651 (18), 1671(1768)Deed , 1781Terrier , 1847TA , Alaxton Wood 1657 (18) Deed ; it is the Wood 1625 (1730), 1708Terrier , 1797Surv , v. wudu .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement