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Survey of English Place-Names

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Bearswood Green

Other OS name in the Parish of Hatfield

Historical Forms

  • Bereswood 1698 Pryme
  • Bear(s)wood Green 1771 M 1822 Langd

Etymology

, Bereswood 1698 Pryme, Bear (s )wood Green 1771M, 1822 Langd , v. wudu ; the first el . is possibly bearu ' grove ' , but a pers. n. is also as likely .