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.

Noak Hill

Major Settlement in the Parish of Noak Hill

Historical Forms

  • Noak Hill 1490 Ct
  • Nookhill 1523 SR
  • Noke Hill 1570 SWealdPR 1650 EASviii
  • ate Noke (t. Ed 1 HPD)

Etymology

It was the home of Richard ate Noke (t. Ed 1 HPD). 'At the oak-tree,' v. æt , ac and cf. Nelmes supra 114.

Places in the same Parish