Hucksteep Wood
Early-attested site in the Parish of Mountfield
Historical Forms
- Huckelstepe 1189–99 Battle
- Hogstepe
- Hukestep 12th Pat 1432
- Hucstep 1327 SR
- Hukstep 1332 SR
- Huckstep 1526 Pens
- Houcstepe 1340 NI
- Hocstepe, Hokstepe c.1280 Pens 1384 Ass
Etymology
'Steep ground of Hucc ' or 'of Huccel (a ),' a diminutive form found in Hucclecote (Gl). For steep , v. Bucksteep supra 469.