Mythe Hook
Early-attested site in the Parish of Tewkesbury
Historical Forms
- Muthehoke 1327 SR 1527 Rent
- Mithok 1487 MinAcct
- Mithe Hoo(c)ke, Mythe Hoo(c)ke 1586 FF 1647 Crav
- Muyth Hoke 1535 VE 1540 1614 FF
Etymology
Mythe Hook, Muthehoke 1327SR , 1527Rent , Mithok 1487MinAcct , Mithe Hoo (c )ke , Mythe Hoo (c )ke 1586FF , 1647Crav 87, Muyth Hoke 1535 VE, 1540MinAcct , AOMB , 1614FF . v. Mythe (supra ). From OE hōc 'hook, bend', here probably in the sense 'pointed spit of land', denoting such a long, narrow, low-lying piece of ground between the Severn and Mythe Brook.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Admonshill
- Avon Ham
- Barton
- Gupshill
- Longdon Hill
- Lower Lode, Upper Lode
- The Mythe
- Mythe Wood
- Oldbury
- Perry Hill
- St Mary's Abbey
- Salden
- Sedgeley
- Severn Ham, The Ham
- Southam
- Southwick
- Swilgate Bridge
- Swineham