Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Wodehus 1236,1240 FF

• (Emlay)vodhouses 1313 YDvi

• Wodhouses 1347 YDv

• Emlay Wodhouses 1374 ib

• Wodhous 1379 PT

• Emlay Wodhous, Emley Wodhous 1472 YDv 1578 FF

• Emley Wodhous 1541 WillY 1578 FF

• Woodsome Lees 1676 Bretton

Etymology

Emley Woodhouse, 1760WB 213a, Wodehus 1236, 1240 FF, (Emlay )vodhouses 1313 YD vi, Wodhouses 1347 YD v, Emlay Wodhouses 1374 ib, Wodhous 1379 PT (p), Emlay Wodhous , Emley Wodhous 1472 YD v, 1578 FF, Emley Wodhous 1541 WillY, 1578 FF. 'House in the wood', v. wudu , hūs .Woodsome Lees 1676Bretton 37 may preserve an older form in the dat.pl. wudu -hūsum .