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Southwood Field

Other OS name in the Parish of Armthorpe

Historical Forms

  • Sutwud 1209 FF
  • Sowthwood' 1538 MinAcct
  • Sowthewood sprynge 1540 ib

Etymology

, Sutwud 1209 FF, Sowthwood '1538MinAcct , Sowthewood sprynge 1540 ib ( ' a wood of four years ' growth ' ) , v. sūð , wudu , spring ' plantation ' , cf. Nortwud 1209 FF .