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

Early-attested site in the Parish of Normanton

Historical Forms

  • Wodehuse 1256 DodsN
  • Wodehouse 1547 FF
  • Wodhous 1379 PT

Etymology

Woodhouse, 1587, 1605 FF, Wodehuse 1256 DodsN, Wodehouse 1547 FF, Wodhous 1379 PT (p). v. wudu , hūs .