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.

Halstock

Early-attested site in the Parish of Okehampton and Okehampton Hamlets

Historical Forms

  • Halgestoke 1240 Dartmoor
  • Holstocke Ball 1622 DuCo

Etymology

'Holy place,' v. stoc . There was an ancient chapel here, dedicated to St Michael, which is mentioned in the 1240 Perambulation of Dartmoor. For Ball , v. infra 211.