Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Wodhous 1404 MinAcct

• Wodhawis, Wodhowse 1546 YChant

• Wodehouse 1430 WillY

• Woodhouse, Woodhowse 1590 FF 1697 Pryme

• Haitefeild Woodhouse 1591 FF

• Hatefeld Woodhouse 1605 FF

• Hatfield Woodhouse 1822 Langd

Etymology

'House in the (Hatfield) wood', v. wudu , hūs . This is a common p.n. in south-west Yorkshire, and here, as often elsewhere, it is distinguished by prefixing the village name.