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Monktonhook Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Alfold

Historical Forms

  • La Monekenehok 1325 BM
  • Monkenhooke 1622 Recov

Etymology

Monktonhook Fm is La Monekenehok 1325 BM, Monkenhooke 1622Recov . '(Farm on the) spur of land belonging to the monks,' v. hoc . The estate belonged to the monks of Waverley Abbey.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement