Hockley
Early-attested site in the Parish of Allesley
Historical Forms
- Ockele 1279 Nott
- Hockeleye 1327 SR 1332 FF
- Hokkeley 1360 Ipm
Etymology
Hockley is Ockele 1279Nott , Hockeleye 1327 SR, 1332FF , Hokkeley 1360 Ipm (all p). The name Hockley is found six times in the county. Hockley in Tanworth is from earlier Hukkelowe (infra 294) but all the others have forms similar to those for Hockley in Allesley. We have forms going back to the 14th century for Hockley in Nuneaton, in Eathorpe (supra 91–2, 129) and in Brandon (infra 158) but all derive from pers. names.Hockley in Birmingham (supra 40) is not recorded before the 16th century. The probabilities would seem to be that all these places took their name from a family named Hockele (y ) and that they are manorial rather than local in origin.