le Werkhouse
Field in the Parish of Findern
Historical Forms
- le Werkhouse 1420 DbCh 1652 DbAns
Etymology
le Werkhouse 1420(probably'house in whichwork is performed', v.(ge)weorc, hūs; it is highly unlikely that it is a WorkHouse in the modern sense of a house for the provision of work for the poor,first evidenced in this sense in 1652 in NED).