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.

Dog Ait

Early-attested site in the Parish of Shepperton

Historical Forms

  • le Docket 1605 LRMB
  • Dog Ayte c.1840 TA

Etymology

Dog Ait is Dockeyte 1377, Dokkeyte 1432 Chertsey, le Docket 1605LRMB , Dog Ayte c. 1840TA . 'Islet overgrown with dock,' v. iggoð .

Places in the same Parish