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.

Southward Down

Other OS name in the Parish of Aldbourne

Historical Forms

  • Southwode 1509 ADi
  • Aldborne South Wood 1820 G

Etymology

may be by Southwode 1509 AD i, Aldborne South Wood 1820 G .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement