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Survey of English Place-Names

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Oakle Street

Early-attested site in the Parish of Churcham

Historical Forms

  • Acle 1263–84 Glouc
  • Ocle 1320 Ass 1327 SR

Etymology

Oakle Street, 1830 M, Acle 1263–84 Glouc (p), Ocle 1320Ass , 1327SR (p). 'Oak clearing', v. āc , lēah , cf. Okle Clifford (177supra ).It is a hamlet on the Roman road to Wales (v. stǣt ).