Three Houses
Early-attested site in the Parish of Knebworth
Historical Forms
- Trehus 1303 FA
- Threhous 1346 ib
- le Threhous 1440 FF
- Threhowsses 1536 MinAcct
- ate Trehouses 1294 SR
- ate Trehus 1296 ib
Etymology
Three Houses is Trehus 1303 FA, Threhous 1346 ib., le Threhous 1440FF , Threhowsses 1536MinAcct , and was the home of Thomas ate Trehouses (1294SR ) and Thomas ate Trehus (1296 ib.). This name is self-explanatory and must have referred to a small settlement of three homesteads. Cf. Onehouse (PN Sf 124).