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Cold Overton Park Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Knossington and Cold Overton

Historical Forms

  • Coldouerton parke 1610 Speed
  • Park 1838 TA
  • (ad cornerium) parci de Ouerton 1218 AAS
  • parci de Coldhauerton 1227 ClR
  • parcum de Ouertun' 1269 For
  • parcus de Cold Overton 1340,1348,1405 Pat
  • Overton Wood c.1800 Plan 1815 Nichols

Etymology

, Coldouerton parke 1610 Speed, Park 1838 TA; it is earlier recorded as(ad cornerium ) parci de Ouerton 1218 AAS (with MLat  cornerium 'acorner'), parci de Coldhauerton 1227 ClR, parcum de Ouertun '1269For, parcus de Cold Overton 1340, 1348, 1405Pat (with MLat  parcus 'a park'), Overton Wood c.1800 Plan, 1815 Nichols , v. park .