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.

St John's Wood Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Thornhaugh

Historical Forms

  • is Johns Wood 1823 B

Etymology

is Johns Wood 1823 B . The St is probably a modern addition since there is no record that the Knights of St John ever held land in the parish .

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