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.

Wrestler's Fm & Wrestler's Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Blymhill

Historical Forms

  • Wrestler's Barn 1833 O
  • Ristler's Mdw 1841 TA
  • Wrestlers 1880 Kelly

Etymology

, Wrestler 's Barn 1833 O, Ristler 's Mdw (sic ) 1841TA , Wrestlers 1880 Kelly , presumably from a place where wrestlers exercised their sport .