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Hr Stockley Fm, Lr Stockley Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bere Regis

Historical Forms

  • Stocle (juxta Kyngesbere) 1308 FF
  • Stockley 1403 IpmR 1557 Lane 1617 Add
  • Hr Stockley, Lr Stockley 1861 Hutch3
  • Stokkele 1415 IpmR
  • Stokle 1422 Midd
  • Stokeley 1546 Lane
  • a lytell medowe in Stokesley 1557 ib
  • Stokesley 1795 Boswell

Etymology

Hr Stockley Fm, Lr Stockley Fm (SY 856919), Stocle (juxta Kyngesbere )1308 FF, Stockley 1403 IpmR, 1557Lane , 1617Add , Hr Stockley , Lr Stockley 1861 Hutch3, Stokkele 1415 IpmR, Stokle 1422Midd , Stokeley 1546Lane , a lytell medowe in Stokesley 1557ib , Stokesley 1795 Boswell, cf. Lr Stockley Old Mdw 1845TA , 'stump clearing', v. stocc , lēah ; if the form Stocclyue 1288Ass belongs here, the name may originally have had clif 'a cliff, bank' as second el., cf. Catsley in Corscombe par. infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement