Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Honcolawe l12 AddCh

• Honkelawe H3 AddCh

• Honkilawe, Honkylowe 1260 Court

• Honkylow(e) 1281,1282 Court

• Honkylowe 1513 ChEx

• Hunkelowe 1542 ChRR

• Hunkenelowe 1281 Court

• Hunekelow(e) 1281 Plea, Court (p)

• Honekelow(e) 1282 ib

• Hankylowe 1520 Plea

• Hankylow 1745 Sheaf

• Hankilowe Bridge 1621 ib

• Hanckelow 1570 Cre

• Hankelowe 1577 ChRR

• Hankelow 1621 Orm2 1656 NotCestr 1724

• Hanculoe 1599 Orm2

Etymology

'Haneca's mound', from an OE  pers.n. Haneca and hlāw. The form Hunkene - arises from confusion of OE  gen.sg. -an (ME  -en ) with OE  gen.pl. -ena (ME  -ene ). For the -y -, -i - spellings see Botterley (in Faddiley) 143infra . The pers.n. appears in Hankerton W 59, Hankford D 92, Hankham Sx 447. Coole Hall 139infra was part of this township.