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 Ridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Leeds

Historical Forms

  • the rige in Vodehouse 1554 TestLds
  • Woodhowserydge 1581 PRLds
  • the Rydge 1583 ib
  • le Com(m)on Ridge, ye Com(m)on Ridge 1612 Surv 1652 LdsMan

Etymology

, 1637PRLds , 1651 LdsMan , the rige in Vodehouse 1554 TestLds, Woodhowserydge 1581 PRLds, the Rydge 1583 ib, le Com (m )on Ridge , y e Com (m )on Ridge 1612 Surv, 1652 LdsMan , v. hrycg .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name