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.

Dock Heads

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Grimsby

Historical Forms

  • the Dock Heads 1764 Td'E
  • Dockheads 1670,1676,1681,1695 GrimsChamb
  • Dochheads (sic) 1719 Td'E
  • Dockheades 1766,1777 GrimsCBxiii
  • Dock Head 1809 ib

Etymology

Dock Heads, the Dock Heads 1764Td 'E , Dockheads 1670, 1676, 1681, 1695GrimsChamb , Dochheads (sic)1719Td 'E , Dockheades 1766, 1777GrimsCB xiii , Dock Head 1809ib xiv .