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.

Oakhall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hawkesbury

Historical Forms

  • Hocholt Ed3 Surv
  • Hokcold c.1400 ib
  • Okeholde woode 1543 AOMB
  • Workhall (Wood) 1830 M

Etymology

Oakhall, Hocholt Ed 3Surv , Hokcold c. 1400 ib, Okeholde woode 1543AOMB , Workhall (Wood )1830 M. 'Oak wood', v. āc , holt , and cf. Ockold (ii, 171supra ), Acholt (38infra ); the spellings of the names are not readily distinguishable. On the dial. form represented by Work - in 1830 v. Phonol. § 42 (a ).