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Handsworth Wood

suburban area

Old EnglishAI-generated

Handsworth Wood refers to a wood associated with Handsworth, meaning 'the village or estate belonging to Handa'.

Word origins

Handsworth
Old EnglishHanda's settlement(from Handa "personal name", worþ "enclosure, farmstead, homestead")
Wood
Old Englishwood, forest(from wudu "wood, forest")