English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Woodhouse, Woodhouse End & Woodhouse Green

Early-attested site in the Parish of Gawsworth

Historical Forms

  • Woodhouse-end 1724 NotCestr
  • Wood House, Wood House Green, Wood End Lane 1831 Bry

Etymology

Woodhouse, Woodhouse End & Woodhouse Green, Woodhouse-end 1724 NotCestr, Wood House , Wood House Green , Wood End Lane 1831 Bry, cf. Gouesworthwode 1363ChFor , v. wudu , hūs , ende 1 .