Turnpole Wood
Other OS name in the Parish of Pickworth
Historical Forms
- Tornekowe 1541 LP
- Turnecouse Wood 1610 Speed
Etymology
, 1710Burghley , c1800, 1806 Map , 1876Burghley . It is Tornekowe 1541 LP, Turnecouse Wood 1610 Speed , which is perhaps from OE þorn or þyrne ' a thorn-tree ' with Scand skógr ' a wood ' ( with metathesis -scow > -cow (s ) ) , but earlier forms are needed . The wood is beside the county boundary , cf. Harethornes in f. ns . ( b ) infra .