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.

North Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Linwood

Historical Forms

  • le Northwode c.1200 Gilb 1409
  • North W. 1828 Bry

Etymology

, 1830 Gre , le Northwode c.1200 (1409) Gilb, North W .d 1828Bry , self - explanatory , v. norð , wudu .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement