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 Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ripon

Historical Forms

  • Wdehuse(s) 12,1203–46 Font
  • Wodh(o)uses e.13 Ripiv 1431 AD
  • Wyncksley Woodhouse 1481 RipAct
  • Wodehouse 1535 VE
  • Woodhowse 1584 Dep

Etymology

Woodhouse Fm, Wdehuse (s )12, 1203–46 Font, Wodh (o )uses e. 13 Rip iv, 1431 AD, Wyncksley Woodhouse 1481 RipAct, Wodehouse 1535 VE, Woodhowse 1584Dep . 'House(s) in the wood', v. wudu , hūs .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site