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.

Short Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Nassington

Historical Forms

  • curto bosco de Nassington c.1220 For
  • Nassyngtonschorte 1345 For

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is curto bosco de Nassington c. 1220For , Nassyngtonschorte 1345For .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement