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.

White Houses

Other OS name in the Parish of Ordsall

Historical Forms

  • le Whit house ib.
  • Whyte House 1551 Wills
  • Whitehouses 1738 Recov

Etymology

is le Whit house ib.,Whyte House 1551 Wills, Whitehouses 1738Recov . It takes its name from two very ancient white cottages ( Piercy 212 ) .

Places in the same Parish