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Survey of English Place-Names

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Wood Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Drax

Historical Forms

  • le Wodhouses 13 Drax18
  • Wodusiun (sic for Wodusum) 1293 QW
  • Wodhous(e) 1405 YI
  • Wodhous(e) Drax 1372 YDvi
  • Wodhous(e)feld 1424 ib
  • Wodhowsez 1519 ib
  • Woodhouse 1536 MinAcct 1557 Surv 1669 PRClt

Etymology

Wood Ho, le Wodhouses 13Drax 18, Wodusiun (sic for Wodusum )1293 QW, Wodhous (e )1405 YI, Wodhous (e ) Drax 1372 YD vi, Wodhous (e )feld 1424 ib, Wodhowsez 1519 ib, Woodhouse 1536MinAcct , 1557Surv et freq to 1669 PRClt, cf. also John Attewod 1410 YD viii. 'Houses in the wood', v. wudu , hūs ; the form Wodusiun is from the dat.pl. hūsum (v. -um ).