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.

Woodall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Harthill

Historical Forms

  • Wodehale, Wdehalle 13 YDvii
  • Wodehall(e) 1263 1318,1323 ADvi 1410 YI
  • Wodall 1380 ADvi
  • Wood(d)all 1532 FF

Etymology

Woodall, Wodehale , Wdehalle 13 YD vii, Wodehall (e )1263 ib, 1318, 1323 AD vi, 1410 YI, Wodall 1380 AD vi, Wood (d )all 1532 FF.'Hall in the wood', v. wudu , hall .