Hockworthy
Major Settlement in the Parish of Hockworthy
Historical Forms
- Hocoorda 1086 DB(Exon)
- Hocheorde
- Hockeworthy 12th Canonsleigh 1378 IpmR
- Ockewrthy 1282 Exon
Etymology
'Hocca 's farm,' v. worþig . Cf. on hoccan stige BCS 1134 (Wo) and William Hocke and Roger Hocca 1308, 1311 Exon.