Hockley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Hockley
Historical Forms
- Hocheleia(m), Hacheleiā 1086 DB
- Hoccheleia c.1150 HMCVarvii
- Hockele(g) 1198–1239 FF
- Great Hockele(g) 1253–60 ib
- Hockeleye 1315 Fine
- Hok(k)el(e) 1235,1242 FF
- Little Hok(k)el(e) 1273 1326 Londin 1346,1428 FA
- Hocklegh 1231 FF
- Ockelee 1315 Fine
- Hokklay 1412 FA
- Hokley 1428 ib
- Hookley t.Eliz ChancP
- Hackley 1594 N
Etymology
'Hocca 's woodland or clearing.' v. leah . Cf. Hockeforde in Eastwood (1528MinAcct ). Also called Hocklie super montem , on account of its high situation (M i, 287).