Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Hocklee's Bridge 1650 Tasker

• Red Bridge 1777 C

• Hockeles 1360 Misc

• Hokkeleys 1361 BPR

• Bedleres garden alias hockley, Hockleys in le Water 1609 LRMB

• Hockles 1900 Tasker

• hockele(gh) 1332 SR

• Wanford Lane 1609 LRMB

• Wanstedland ib.

Etymology

Red Bridge (6″) is Hocklee 's Bridge 1650 Tasker, Red Bridge 1777 C. Redbridge Ho (6″) is Hockeles 1360 Misc, Hokkeleys 1361 BPR, Bedleres garden alias hockley , Hockleys in le Water 1609LRMB and was still Hockles in 1900 (Tasker). It is to be associated with the family of Hugh de hockele (gh ) (1332SR ). Redbridge Lane (6″) is continued into Wanstead and is Wanford Lane (cf. Wansteddforde meade ) 1609LRMB . Roding Lane (6″) is Waterlane and Wanstead Lane (6″) is Wanstedland ib. Cf. Eld Lane infra 370.