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West Norwood

suburban area · Greater London

Old EnglishAI-generated

The name means 'western settlement near a new wood'. It indicates a settlement to the west of a place called Norwood.

Word origins

West
Old Englishwestern(from west "west")
Norwood
Old Englishnorth wood(from norþ "north", wudu "wood")

Historical forms

Westnorwode