Settlement depicted throughout this area of irregularly arranged property boundaries by 1775 Jefferys map. Placename 'Wodehouse' first recorded for Hatfield in 1404 (Smith 1961, 8). The village's lack of clear evidence for planning indicates a later medieval or even post-medieval origin, perhaps as a 'squatter' settlement on the fringe of Hatfield Chase. Some twentieth century detached infill development.