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Survey of English Place-Names

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Stocken Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Stretton

Historical Forms

  • le Stokkyng 1326 Ipm
  • Stocking(s) 1678,1723 Anc 1758 Surv 1801 Map
  • Stretton Stocking(e) 1633 Conant 1684 Wright 1695 Map
  • Stretton Stockings 1676,1678,1723 Anc
  • The Ould Stockinges 1627 Bir
  • New Stocking(s) 1637,1678,1733 Anc
  • Stockin(g) Hall 1684 Wright 1702 Anc
  • Stockins alias Stocking Hall 1723 ib
  • Stockings Hall 1824 O
  • Stocken Hall 1845 BHS 1846,1863 White 1904 Anc
  • Stocking Wood 1723,1749 Anc c1800,1806 Map
  • Stocken Wood c1840 TA 1845 BHS

Etymology

'A piece of ground cleared of tree-stumps', v. stoccing . For later field-names arising, v. f.ns. (a) infra . The hall was probably built by John Brown in the early 17th century, v. MER 40.