English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Woodlands

Other OS name in the Parish of Weston under Lizard

Historical Forms

  • Wodelands 1380 Blymhill
  • the Wadlandes 1666 W
  • Wadland 1840 TA

Etymology

, Wodelands 1380 Blymhill, the Wadlandes 1666 W,Wadland 1840TA , ' lands where woad was got ' , v. wād , land .