Lockwell Hill
Early-attested site in the Parish of Bilsthorpe
Historical Forms
- Lochagh 1226 FF
- Lokhag 13th Rufford
- Lockoe wells 1630 EcclComm
- Lockwell Hill c.1825 O.S.
Etymology
Lockwell Hill is Lochagh 1226FF , Lokhag 13thRufford , Lockoe wells 1630EcclComm , Lockwell Hill c. 1825 O.S. A compound of OE loc , 'bolt, bar, enclosure,' and haga , 'hedge, enclosure,' hence probably some form of enclosure with a device for keeping it closed. Cf. Locko (PN Db 158), earlier Lokhawe and Lokhaye .