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.

Woodhall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Calverley

Historical Forms

  • Wudehalle 12 YDiii l.13 YDiv
  • Wudehal c.1260 Calv
  • Wd(e)halle 1258,c.1260 Calv
  • Wdealle Hy3 ib
  • Wodehall Hy3 Calv
  • Wodhall 1303 Aid 1384 Calv 1487 BM 1519 YDiv
  • Wodall 1542 WillY
  • Woodhall 1555 TestLds 1605 FF
  • Woodall 1589 Dep

Etymology

'The hall in the wood', v. wudu , hall ; the wood is now called Ravenscliffe Wood (infra ).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement