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.

Westhouse

Early-attested site in the Parish of Thornton in Lonsdale

Historical Forms

  • West(e)hous(e) 1387 ADiv 1618 FF
  • West(e)houses 1392 ADiii 1473 Pat
  • West(e)howse 1584 FF
  • Westus 1609 FF

Etymology

Westhouse, West (e )hous (e )1387 AD iv, 1618 FF, West (e )houses 1392 AD iii, 1473 Pat, West (e )howse 1584 FF, Westus 1609 FF. v. west , hūs : it is west of Thornton.