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.

Oakey Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Haresfield

Historical Forms

  • Okheye 1319 FF
  • Okeyhill 1633 InqM

Etymology

Oakey Fm, Okheye 1319FF , Okeyhill 1633 InqM, Wokers Fm . 1777 M. Probably 'oak enclosure', v. āc , (ge)hæg; for Wokers - cf. Phonol. § 42 (a ).