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.

Dockray

Early-attested site in the Parish of Woodside

Historical Forms

  • Docwra 1278 Ass 1487 Ipm
  • Dockewra 1279 Ass
  • Dockray 1577 PR(Greystoke)
  • Dockera 1589 LRMB
  • Dockeray 1615 CW(OS)vii

Etymology

Docwra 1278Ass et freq to 1487 Ipm, with variant spelling Dok -

Dockewra 1279Ass (p)

Dockray 1577 PR (Greystoke), Dockera 1589LRMB , Dockeray 1615 CW (OS) vii