Horsley Woodhouse
Major Settlement in the Parish of Horsley Woodhouse
Historical Forms
- Wudehus 1225 FF
- Wod(e)hous 1317 Halliii 1330 Ass
- Wod(e)hows 1431 FA
- Wod(e)houses 1318 Halliii
- Horselewodehus 1303 Pat
- Hors(e)ley Wod(e)hous(e) 1330 Ass 1345,1388 Cor
- Horseley Wodehouses 1306 Ass
- Horsel(e) Wodehouses 1328 SR 1375 Cor
Etymology
'House(s) in the wood belonging to Horsley', v. wudu , hūs ; cf. Stanton Woodhouse supra 166.