Old Woodstock
suburban area · Oxfordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name refers to the original or old settlement associated with Woodstock. It combines the Old English 'ald' (old) with 'wudutun' meaning settlement in or by a wood.
Word origins
- Old
- Old EnglishAttestedold(from ald "old")
- Woodstock
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement in or by a wood(from wudu "wood", tun "settlement")
Historical forms
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