The size and importance of the wood may reflect the name of the settlement. "Pren" is Welsh (British) for the material 'wood' and in the name Prenton there is the Saxon suffix "tún" for a settlement, which suggests a settlement in a wood. The Welsh/British name for Prenton would thus be "Prentre" which could easily have changed into Prenton following Anglian penetration of the area in the early seventh century. Note that Landican (one mile distant from Prenton) retained its Welsh/British name even through Anglian and subsequent Norse occupation.