Dore Ho
Early-attested site in the Parish of Handsworth
Historical Forms
- Dormor 1518 FF
- Doorehowse 1652 WillS
- Dower House 1771 M
Etymology
Dore Ho, Dormor 1518 FF, Doorehowse 1652 WillS, Dower House 1771 M. Dore Ho is on the main road from Worksop Nt to Sheffield near the place where it crosses the ancient ridgeway from Chesterfield Db to Rotherham. In view of the spelling Doore -, it is from OE duru 'a door, a gate (across the road)', rather than dor of similar meaning.The place is more than a mile from the Derbyshire boundary, and is quite distinct from Dore Db 240, some 12 miles away.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Ballifield Hall
- Beaver Hill
- Beechy Knowle
- Bishop Hill
- Bowden Ho, Bowden Housteads Wood
- Bower
- Car Brook
- Cinder Hill
- Cliffe Ho
- Clifton Ho
- Coisley Hill
- Common Side
- East Bank
- Four Lane Ends
- Foxwood
- Gleadless Common
- Grass Moor
- Green Gate Lane
- Hagg Lane
- Handsworth Hall
- Hollins End
- Hurl Field
- Intake
- The Knowle
- Lambcroft Lane
- Lamb Hill
- Lane End
- Littlewood Lane
- Myrtle Hill, Myrtle Bank, Myrtle Spring
- Netherfield Ho
- Normanton Hill
- Oakfield Ho
- Richmond Hill
- Shirtcliffe Brook, Shirtcliffe Wood
- Shubert Bridge
- Spa Lane
- Springfield Ho
- Spring Wood
- Stubbin Lane
- Water Slacks Lane
- Woodhouse Mill
- Woodthorpe Common