Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• le Hothg 13 Vern

• Hohc 1241 MRA

• le Ho 1241,1278 MRA

• Ho c.1255 ib

• Houth 1241 MRA

• Houth(t) 1288 Court

• Hoc 1260 Court

• (le) Hogh 1287 Court 1312 Ipm 1361 MRA 1517 Plea

• Hogh iuxta Wibbenbury, Hogh iuxta Wybbenbury 1288 Court 1315 Plea 1316 MRA

• le Hoghe 1399–1413 Orm2

• the Hoghe 1561 Cre

• Hough 1287 Court 1393,1404,1601 ChRR

• Houghe 1535 VE

• le Houghe 1412 ChRR

• the Houghe 1621 Orm2 1656 Sheaf 1625

• Houcht, Houcht iuxta Wybunbury, le Houcht (p) 1287 Court

• le How, Houw (p) 1287 Court

• le Houh 1288 Court

• Hoo 1328 MRA

• (le) Hugh 1351 BPR 1403,1434,1453 ChRR

Etymology

'The spur or ridge', v. hōh . The situation is on high ground north of Wybunbury. Cf. Hough 1221, Hoo Green 251. In some spellings -c - has been read -t -.