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.

Kirkby Woodhouse

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkby in Ashfield

Historical Forms

  • Kyrkeby Wodhous 1276 For
  • Wodehous 1302 FA
  • Kirkeby Woodhouses 1340 Ch
  • Woodhouse Comon 1618 For

Etymology

( vulgo wudəs ) is Kyrkeby Wodhous 1276For , (Wodehous ) 1302 FA, Kirkeby Woodhouses 1340 Ch, Woodhouse Comon 1618For . v. supra 84 .