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 Southwick

Historical Forms

  • le Schortwode t.Ed1 PeterbB
  • Shorewode by Suthwik 1462 Ch
  • Shortwode 1515 LP
  • Shortewood 1551 Pat

Etymology

is le Schortwode t. Ed 1PeterbB , Shorewode by Suthwik 1462 Ch, Shortwode 1515 LP, Shortewood 1551 Pat .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement

Early-attested site