Etymology

Garswood

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Today it means: A village in Seneley Green parish, Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ5599). Full definition →

Old English gyr
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  1. Old English · derived fromgyr“fir tree”
  2. English todayGarswood

Perhaps from Old English gyr (“fir tree”) + -s- + wudu (“wood”).

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