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.

Forest Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Delamere Forest

Historical Forms

  • Rutters 1813 Orm2
  • Rutter's Lodge 1819 EnclA 1831 Bry

Etymology

, 1816 Sheaf , Rutters 1813Orm2, Rutter 's Lodge 1819EnclA , 1831 Bry , ' house in the forest ' , ' hunting lodge belonging to the Rutter (le Roter ) family ' , from forest , hūs and loge with the surname of the hereditary foresters of Delamere .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name