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.

Hook Heath and Hook Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Woking

Etymology

Hook Heath and Hook Hill. Cf. La Hok ' moor 1280 Ipm, la Hoke 1294Ass (p), Hokeheth 1548LRMB , v. hoc . There is a well-marked spur of land here.