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 Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Alne

Historical Forms

  • Woedhouse (sic) al. Woodhouse 1610 FF
  • Bosco 1247 Ass

Etymology

Woodhouse Fm (6″) is Woedhouse (sic)al. Woodhouse 1610FF and was probably the home of Robert de Bosco (1247Ass ).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement