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

Major Settlement in the Parish of Hook

Historical Forms

  • Hoke 1227 Ch
  • La Hoke 1235 Ass 1303 Winton
  • terra del Hoc 1242 Merton
  • Houke 1312 Ass
  • Hook 1680 IndexVillaris

Etymology

v. hoc . There is a slight spur of land here.

Places in the same Parish