Holbeck Woodhouse
Early-attested site in the Parish of Holbeck
Historical Forms
- Wodehus c.1179 Ch 1291
- Wodehusse 1242 Fees
- Wodehouses 1315 Ch
- Holbek Wodehouse 1330 Ass
- Wodehous next Cokeney 1330 DukRec
- Holbekwoudehouses 1334 Ipm
- Howbeckwoodhouse 1608 Thoresby
Etymology
Holbeck Woodhouse is Wodehus c. 1179 (1291) Ch, Wodehusse 1242 Fees, Wodehouses 1315 Ch, Holbek Wodehouse 1330Ass , Wodehous next Cokeney 1330 DukRec, Holbekwoudehouses 1334 Ipm, Howbeckwoodhouse 1608Thoresby . Woodhouse is a common place-name in Nottinghamshire. It is usually added, as here, to the name of a village, and it denoted a hamlet brought into being by the essarting of woodland at some distance from the village centre. Most of the examples of the name naturally occur in the western, more thickly wooded half of the county, but cases can be found far outside the forest area, as at Norwell Woodhouse infra 194.