English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Oakley Little Wood, Oakley Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Benson

Historical Forms

  • Okelee 1266 FF
  • Hacle 1278–9 RH
  • Ockle 1315 Cl
  • Okele 1426–7 AD
  • Great and Little Ockley coppices 1606–7 Survey

Etymology

Oakley Little Wood (6″), Oakley Wood are Okelee 1266 FF, Hacle 1278–9 RH (p), Ockle 1315 Cl, Okele 1426–7 AD, Great and Little Ockley coppices 1606–7Survey . 'Oak wood,' v. āc , (a)h.