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Woodcutts

hamlet · Dorset

Old EnglishAI-generated

This hamlet's name likely derives from the Old English words 'wudu' meaning wood and 'cota' meaning cottages or dwellings. It suggests a place with multiple dwellings in or near a wood.

Word origins

wudu
Old Englishwood(from wudu "wood")
cota
Old Englishcottages, dwellings(from cota "cottages, dwellings")

Historical forms

Wudecote