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.

Woodcock Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Harrow

Historical Forms

  • Woodcocks Hill 1754 R

Etymology

Woodcock Hill is Woodcocks Hill 1754 R. On the same map the present Woodcock Hill Fm is marked as Ruff Leas Farm , i.e. (probably) 'rough pasture,' v. læs .