Ockbrook
Major Settlement in the Parish of Ockbrook
Historical Forms
- Ochebroc 1086 DB
- Ochebroc(h) 1166 P 1194,1195,1197 ib
- Okebroc(h), Okebrok(e) 1185,1186,1187,1188 P 1196 ChancR 1197 P 1200 Dale
- Okebrooke 1584 AddCh
- Hokebrooke 1236 Fees 1284–6 FA
- Hocbrok' 1243 Fees
- Ocbrok(e), Okbrok(e), Okbroc c.1250,Hy3 Dale 1344 Misc 1351 Pap 1363 Ipm 1500 Premon
- Hockebrock 1265 Misc
- Okkebrok 1357 Ipm
- Ockbr(o)ok(e) 1577 Saxton 1586 FMS 1610 Speed
Etymology
'Oc(c)a's brook', v. brōc , being named from the stream close to which it is situated and which is still called Ock Brook. No forms have been noted which refer specifically to the stream.