Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Okehungurmos 1351 AddCh

• Okehungur 1621 Orm2

• Okehongermosse 1433 ChRR

• Okehonger, Wokehonger, Ooakhonger, Oakehonger, Okehonger wood, Okehonger mere, Okehonger heath, Okehonger mosse, Wokehonger wood, Wokehonger mere, Wokehonger heath, Wokehonger mosse, Ooakhonger wood, Ooakhonger mere, Ooakhonger heath, Ooakhonger mosse, Oakehonger wood, Oakehonger mere, Oakehonger heath, Oakehonger mosse 1571–1601 AddRoll

• le Woconger Wood 1599 ib

• Oakhonger 1649 Sheaf

• Oakhonger Hall 1724 NotCestr

• a moss called Okehenger 1444 ChRR

• Oakenger Hall 1720 Sheaf

• Okehanger Wood 1572 AddRoll

• O(a)kehangermere, O(a)kehangermear 1621(1656),1656 Orm2

• Oakhanger 1692 Sheaf

• Oteconger Mosse 1598 AddRoll

• le Meare 1577 AddRoll

• The Mere 1831 Bry

• Me(a)re Hethe 1536 Sheaf

• Meere Heathe, Meyre Heathe 1589,1597 AddRoll

• le Mere-Crofte 1575 ib

• Mere Corner, Mere Croft & Mere Field 1840 TA

Etymology

'Hill-side grown with oaks', from āc and hangra , hongra , with mos , mere 1 , hǣð , wudu , hall . The spellings Woke - 1571, Woc - 1599 are due to stress-shifting in a diphthongized form of Oak -. The mere no longer exists. It was on Oakhanger Moss at 110–767550. It was le Meare 1577AddRoll , The Mere 1831 Bry, and gave name to Me (a )re Hethe 1536 Sheaf, Meere Heathe , Meyre Heathe 1589, 1597AddRoll and le Mere -Crofte 1575ib , Mere Corner , Mere Croft & Mere Field 1840TA , v. hǣð , croft , corner .