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.

Woodhouse Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Huddersfield

Historical Forms

  • Wodehous 1383 DodsN
  • Wod(d)howse 1552,1575 WillY

Etymology

Woodhouse Hill, Wodehous 1383 DodsN, Wod (d )howse 1552, 1575 WillY. 'House in the wood', v. wudu , hūs .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site