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.

Woodhouse

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sutton upon Derwent

Historical Forms

  • Wodehuses 1159–81 Kirkham 1293 YI
  • Wod(e)hus(e) 1187–91,13th Kirkham 1293 QW
  • Wod(e)hos 1252 Ch
  • Wod(e)hous 1298 Pat 1370 Works
  • Wodehusum 1231 Ass
  • Woodehows 1540 MinAcct
  • Woodhouses 1828 Langd

Etymology

Woodhouse is Wodehuses 1159–81Kirkham , 1293 YI, Wod (e )hus (e )1187–91, 13thKirkham , 1293 QW, Wod (e )hos 1252 Ch, Wod (e )hous 1298 Patet freq to 1370 Works, Wodehusum 1231Ass , Woodehows 1540MinAcct , Woodhouses 1828 Langd. v. wudu , hus .The 1231Ass spelling is from the OE dat. plur.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement