Dore Ho
Early-attested site in the Parish of Handsworth
Historical Forms
- Dormor 1518 FF
- Doorehowse 1652 WillS
- Dower House 1771 M
Etymology
Dore Ho, Dormor 1518 FF, Doorehowse 1652 WillS, Dower House 1771 M. Dore Ho is on the main road from Worksop Nt to Sheffield near the place where it crosses the ancient ridgeway from Chesterfield Db to Rotherham. In view of the spelling Doore -, it is from OE duru 'a door, a gate (across the road)', rather than dor of similar meaning.The place is more than a mile from the Derbyshire boundary, and is quite distinct from Dore Db 240, some 12 miles away.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Cliffe Ho
- Green Gate Lane
- Hagg Lane
- Handsworth Hall
- Hollins End
- Intake
- Lambcroft Lane
- Lane End
- Littlewood Lane
- Oakfield Ho
- Shirtcliffe Brook, Shirtcliffe Wood
- Springfield Ho
- Woodhouse Mill
- Car Brook
- Grass Moor
- Stubbin Lane
- Woodthorpe Common
- Ballifield Hall
- Beaver Hill
- Beechy Knowle
- Bishop Hill
- Bowden Ho, Bowden Housteads Wood
- Bower
- Clifton Ho
- Spring Wood
- Cinder Hill
- Coisley Hill
- Common Side
- East Bank
- Four Lane Ends
- Foxwood
- Gleadless Common
- Hurl Field
- The Knowle
- Lamb Hill
- Myrtle Hill, Myrtle Bank, Myrtle Spring
- Netherfield Ho
- Normanton Hill
- Richmond Hill
- Shubert Bridge
- Spa Lane
- Water Slacks Lane