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Survey of English Place-Names

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Earl's Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Syresham

Historical Forms

  • Erleswod(e) 1285 Ass 1469 Pat

Etymology

is Erleswod (e )1285Ass , 1469 Pat . The Earl of Leicester held land in the parish from the time of Henry II ( Bridges i, 194 ) .