Selwood

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proper noun

A civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST787486).

OriginOld English sealh →
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Meanings

proper nounSelwood (countable and uncountable, plural Selwoods)

plural Selwoods · alternative Sellwood

  1. countableuncountableA civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST787486).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishsealh“willow”
  2. EnglishSelwood

From Old English sealh (“willow”) + wudu (“wood”).

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APA

Selwood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Selwood

MLA

“Selwood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Selwood. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Selwood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Selwood.

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