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.

Bolsover Woodhouse

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bolsover

Historical Forms

  • Wod(e)h(o)us 1266 Darley 1300 Seldenxlviii 1485 Ct
  • Bollesorwodehouses 1341 DbCh
  • Boulsouer Wodhouse 1539 Ct

Etymology

Bolsover Woodhouse, Wod (e )h (o )us 1266 Darley, 1300 Selden xlviii(p), 1485Ct , Bollesorwodehouses 1341 DbCh (p), Boulsouer Wodhouse 1539Ct . 'House(s) in the wood belonging to Bolsover', v. wudu , hūs , cf. Stanton Woodhouse supra 166.