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.

Smalloaks Copse

Early-attested site in the Parish of Fulbrook

Historical Forms

  • Smelnoc 1230 P
  • Smalnoke 1271–2 For
  • Smaleock 1538–9 Valor

Etymology

Smalloaks Copse (6″) is Smelnoc 1230 P, Smalnoke 1271–2For , Smaleock 1538–9Valor . Probably 'at the slender oak,' v. smæl , āc .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement