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Woodhouse Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Longford

Historical Forms

  • Wudehus(e) 1179 P 1258 FF
  • le Wodehous 1281 DbCh
  • Longeforde Wodehouses 1296 ib
  • le Wodehuses 1304 Ipm
  • Longeford Wodehuses 1318 DbCh
  • Malmarton Woddehous (sic) 1430 ib
  • Langford Woodhouse 1547 ECP

Etymology

Woodhouse Fm, Wudehus (e )1179 P, 1258 FF, le Wodehous 1281 DbCh, Longeforde Wodehouses 1296 ib, le Wodehuses 1304 Ipm, Longeford Wodehuses 1318 DbCh, Malmarton Woddehous (sic)1430 ib, Langford Woodhouse 1547 ECP. 'House(s) in the wood belonging to Longford', v. wudu , hūs ; cf. Stanton Woodhouse supra 166. It is once alternatively named from Mammerton supra 582.