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Survey of English Place-Names

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Woodlaithes

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rotherham

Historical Forms

  • Wodelathes 1416 Pat
  • Wodlathes , Wodlathis 1466 YDxii,241 1532 FF
  • Woodlathes 1592 FF 1598 BWr 1617 FF

Etymology

Woodlaithes, Wodelathes 1416 Pat, Wodlathes , Wodlathis 1466 YD xii, 241, 1532 FF, Woodlathes 1592 FF, 1598BWr 215, 1617 FF. 'Barns near the wood', v. wudu , hlaða .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name