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 (Hill)

Other OS name in the Parish of Studland

Historical Forms

  • Wodhowse 1543 PlR
  • Woodhouse 1744 Hutch1
  • Wood House 1840 TA

Etymology

, Wodhowse 1543PlR (p), Woodhouse 1744 Hutch1, Wood House 1840TA , ' house at a wood ' , v. wudu , hūs ; Woodhouse Hill is still wooded .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement