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Survey of English Place-Names

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Stock's Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Over & Whitegate

Historical Forms

  • Stocks Stairs 1842 OS

Etymology

Stock's Hill (110–655654), Stocks Stairs 1842 OS, cf. Stock Hill Field 1845TA , and le Stoc , Stocfeld , (le ) Chirchestoc , Chyrchestok (e )1334 VR, from stoc 'a secondary settlement', with stǣger 'a stair', and hyll 'a hill' (there is a steep ascent here), feld , and cirice 'a church' (St. Chad's Church, at Church Hill supra ). Cf. Way's Green, Welsh Lane, Hooterhall infra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site