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 Upper Arley

Historical Forms

  • Woddus, le Wodehouse 1387,1460 LyttCh

Etymology

'House by the wood,' v. wudu , hus . This name is very common in old woodland areas.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement