Dockray Nook
Early-attested site in the Parish of Woodside
Historical Forms
- Dockaranooke 1583 PR
- Dockerer-nook 1586 ib
- Dockery-nuke 1653 ib
Etymology
Probably (v)rá, notable for docce , 'dock, sorrel.' It is less likely that ON dǫkk , hollow (DEPN), would have given -o -.