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
Originally a forest or wooded upland, later the word became used for bare uplands and hills in general.
Old English (Anglian) wald (West Saxon weald : see Weald) forest, wooded country.