Norton's Wood
hamlet · North Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This hamlet's name means 'north farmstead' or 'north village', with 'Norton's Wood' indicating a wood belonging to or associated with a person named Norton. It describes a northern settlement near a wood linked to Norton.
Word origins
- Norton's
- Old Englishbelonging to Norton(from Northtun "north farmstead", -es "genitive suffix")
- Wood
- Old EnglishAttestedwood, forest(from wudu "wood")
Historical forms
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