Wold

Type

Hill, Woodland

Area of origin

N England

Area of use

England (now obsolete)

Related terms

Weald

Originally a forest or wooded upland, later the word became used for bare uplands and hills in general.

Etymology

Old English (Anglian) wald (West Saxon weald : see Weald) forest, wooded country.

Example locations

  • Stow-on-the-Wold
    Gloucestershire

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