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.

Wood Hey Laith

Other OS name in the Parish of Almondbury

Historical Forms

  • Wodhay 1406 WCR
  • Woodhay 1771 M
  • Woodhay Laiths 1817 M

Etymology

, Wodhay 1406WCR ,Woodhay 1771 M, Woodhay Laiths 1817 M , v. wudu , (ge)hæg ' enclosure ' , hlaða ' barn ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name