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.

Woolrow

Early-attested site in the Parish of Dewsbury

Historical Forms

  • Woleroe 1376 Arm
  • Wolerawe 1581 ib
  • Wolrawe 1563,1578 WillY
  • Wolrow 1571 Arm
  • Wollerawe 1567 ib
  • Wool-raw 1764 PRHtsd

Etymology

Woolrow, Woleroe 1376 Arm, Wolerawe 1581 ib, Wolrawe 1563, 1578 WillY, Wolrow 1571 Arm, Wollerawe 1567 ib, Wool-raw 1764 PRHtsd.Probably 'row of houses where wool was handled', v. wull , rāw .