Woolfox Wood, Woolfox Lodge
Early-attested site in the Parish of Greetham
Historical Forms
- Wulfhus 1224 FF
- Wlfhus 1224 Bracton
- Wulfhous 1301 Ipm
- Wolfhous 1296 MinAcct 1338 Pat
- Wolfehows(s)e 1489 Ipm 1527 Surv
- Wolveshous 1507 Ipm
- Wool(l)fox alias Wo(o)lf(e)house 1626 Deed 1696,1697,1723 Anc
- Woolfehouse alias Woolfox Wood 1635 Anc
- Woolfox Lodge c1800,1806 Map
- Wulfandun 708 BCS120(S78) 12
Etymology
The first el. is probably the OE pers.n. Wulfa , as in Wulfandun 708 (12) BCS 120(S 78) but the el. hūs 'a house' is rarely compounded with personal names. By 1527Surv , the settlement seems to have disappeared, since we learn of pastur ' vocat ' Wolfehowsse , v. hūs . The south-east projection of Greetham parish beyond Ermine Street may encompass the original bounds of Woolfox.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Mill Ho
- Pond Lane
- the Terrace
- Water Mill
- West End
- Ash Wood
- Church Lane
- the Coppice
- East End
- Glebe Fm
- Great Lane
- Greetham Church
- Heath Lodge, Heath Spinney
- High Street
- Manor Ho
- Old Windmill
- Stocken Fm
- Greetham Ho
- Mount Pleasant
- Sharman's Lodge
- the Vicarage
- Greetham Wood Far, Greetham Wood Near
- New Inn Fm
- Sheepdyke Lane
- Walker's Lodge