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.

Woodhorn Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Oving

Historical Forms

  • Wudehorn c.1200 Box
  • Wodehorn' a.1220 Box
  • Udeorn 1296 SR

Etymology

Woodhorn Fm is Wudehorn c. 1200Box , Wodehorn 'a. 1220Box (p), Udeorn 1296 SR. 'Wooded nook of land,' v. wudu , horn .There is no wood there now.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement