Pockley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Helmsley
Historical Forms
- Pochelaf, Pochelac 1086 DB
- Pokelai, Pokelay 1184–98 Riev 1279–81 QW
- Pokele 1232 Riev 13 Kirkham
- Pokeley(e) 1282 Baildon 1301 LS
- Pockeley(a) 1252 Ch 1259 Ass
- Poklee, Pockele 1285 KI
Etymology
'Poca's forest-clearing' v. leah . The name Poc (c )a is not adduced in OE, but it may be assumed from Pockthorpe (YER), Pochetorp DB, (Nf, 4 examples) and Pocklington (YER), Poclinton DB, which contains *Pocela , a derivative in -ela of Poca .It is probably connected with OE pocc 'small-pox.' For the DB form v. Helmsley 71supra .