The [[London]] open space called Wormwood Scrubs (and the [[prison]] of the same name) does not derive its name from wormwood, but is a corruption of ''Wormholt'', 'the wood of the snakes' (''worm'': snake; ''holt'': wood). | The [[London]] open space called Wormwood Scrubs (and the [[prison]] of the same name) does not derive its name from wormwood, but is a corruption of ''Wormholt'', 'the wood of the snakes' (''worm'': snake; ''holt'': wood). |