High Westwood
hamlet · County Durham
Old EnglishAI-generated
High Westwood denotes a settlement in a wood or forest, situated on higher ground. It is formed from the Old English 'hēah' (high) and 'wudu' (wood, forest).
Word origins
- High
- Old Englishhigh(from hēah "high")
- Westwood
- Old Englishwestern wood(from west "west", wudu "wood, forest")
Historical forms
Westwood