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.

Hookgrove Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Isfield

Historical Forms

  • Hocgraue 1215 FF

Etymology

Hookgrove Wood (6″) is Hocgraue 1215 FF. 'Grove on the hook of land.' v. hoc , grafa .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement