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Survey of English Place-Names

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Haske

Early-attested site in the Parish of Upton Hellions

Historical Forms

  • Hassok' 1242 Fees774 1244 FF 1302 Ass
  • Hassok' juxta Criditon 1311 Ass
  • Hassek 1244 Ass
  • Hassak 1303 FA

Etymology

OE  hassuc , 'coarse grass,' cf. Hassocks (PN Sx 276). Cf. further Hask Barn infra 430, and Hassokes , a Northamptonshire field-name (1251 Forest Pleas ).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement