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Woodhouse Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Haughton

Historical Forms

  • Wodehous 1327,1332 SR
  • Wood Ho 1775 Yates
  • The Wood House 1836 O

Etymology

, Wodehous 1327, 1332 SR (p),Wood Ho 1775 Yates, The Wood House 1836 O , v. wudu , hūs , ' house by or in the wood ' .