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.

Booth Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Almondbury

Historical Forms

  • del Bothe 1307 WCR
  • Boythe house 1548 Stansf
  • Bothhowsse 1569 WillY
  • Booth(e)house 1644 1656 WillS 1709 WMB

Etymology

Booth Ho, del Bothe 1307 WCR (p), Boythe house 1548 Stansf, Bothhowsse 1569 WillY, Booth (e )house 1644 ib, 1656 WillS, 1709 WMB, v. bōth 'a booth, a shed', hūs .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name