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.

Woodhill Field

Early-attested site in the Parish of Thirsk

Historical Forms

  • Wodhall 1285 KI
  • Wodehalfeld 1407 YI

Etymology

'The land near Woodhall' (i.e. the hall in or near the wood) v. wudu , h(e)all, feld .

Places in the same Parish