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Shocklach, Church Shocklach & Shocklach Oviatt

Early-attested site in the Parish of Shocklach

Historical Forms

  • Socheliche 1086 DB
  • Sokeliche c.1220 Chol
  • So(c)hel' 1208–29 Sheaf 1580
  • Sokeleche 1209–29 Chol
  • Sockleg' 1260 Court
  • Sokelach(e) 13 AD
  • Sochlac' 1281 CRV
  • Sockelache 1327 Misc
  • Soklache 1421 Orm2
  • Shokelach c.1240 AD
  • Shocklach 1429 Orm2
  • Soglache 1281 CRV
  • Soghlache 1324 AD
  • Soghlach 1362 ChCert 1618
  • Choglache 1281 CRV
  • Schoghelach 1287 Court
  • Schoghelache 1350 Pat
  • Schoglache 1309 Orm2
  • Schog(h)lache, Schohlache 1309 Plea
  • Shogelache 1328 ChRR
  • Schoʒlache 1340 Chol
  • Shoghlache 1356 Orm2
  • Shoclech 1284 Ch
  • Schokleche 1385 AD
  • Shokleche 1530 Chol
  • Shocklech 1579 Sheaf
  • Shoklech 1663 ib
  • Shoclegh 1284 CRC
  • Shoklegh 1527 ChCert
  • Chokelache 1293 Court
  • Chokelake c.1415 Sheaf
  • Schoklage 1319 AD, Chol
  • Shoklage 1349 Pat 1629 Orm2
  • Schokolach' 1331 Chol
  • Schekelache 1339 Chol
  • Scechelach l14 AD
  • Sogkelage 1355 BPR
  • Shokylach 1389 Pat
  • Shoklege l14 AD
  • Shokelege 1505 ChRR 1523
  • Shockledg l14 AD
  • Shockledge 1587 Chol 1746 Sheaf
  • Shockeledge 1560 Chol
  • Shockleg' 1428 ib
  • Shocklaiche 1445 Orm2
  • Choklage 1528 Chol
  • Stokeslache 1535 Orm2
  • Sholache 1535 VE
  • Shokliche 1536 Plea
  • Shockliche 1536 Orm2
  • Shocklich 1635 Sheaf
  • Shocklidge 1565,1700 ib
  • Shuclage 1541 Chol
  • Shaklache 1550 MinAcct 1560 Sheaf
  • Chakelace 1560 Sheaf
  • Sehockelach 1567 ChRR

Etymology

'Boggy stream haunted by an evil spirit', v. scucca , læc (c), lece .Cf. Church Shocklach supra , Shocklach Oviatt 66infra .