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.

Woodhall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Beverley

Historical Forms

  • la Wudhall(e) 1279 YI 1285 KI
  • Wodehall(e) c.1265 KF 1287 Ebor 1343 Hom 1347 Ipm
  • Wudhall(e) iuxta Beverlacum 1327 Dugd
  • Woodhaulle 1580 FF

Etymology

Woodhall (lost) is la Wudhall (e )1279 YI, 1285 KI (p), Wodehall (e )c. 1265 KF, 1287 Ebor (p), 1343 Hom, 1347 Ipm, Wudhall (e ) iuxta Beverlacum 1327 Dugd, Woodhaulle 1580 FF. v. wudu , h(e)all.