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 Barwick in Elmet

Historical Forms

  • Wodehous 1323,1486 MinAcct
  • Wodhous(e) 1424 Rent
  • Woodhouse 1523 ib

Etymology

Woodhouse Fm, Wodehous 1323, 1486MinAcct , Wodhous (e )1424 Rent, Woodhouse 1523 ib. 'House in the wood', v. wudu , hūs .