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Survey of English Place-Names

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Winter Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Methley

Historical Forms

  • West Winterwood (closes) 1691 Meth

Etymology

, West Winterwood (closes )1691 Meth , cf. also the East Winter close (s ), West Winter close (s )1592, 1601Meth , v. winter , wudu , clos .