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.

Stokehull

Early-attested site in the Parish of Warwick St Mary

Historical Forms

  • Stochulla 12th Warwick
  • Stochull 1227 Pat 1286 FF 1315 Ipm
  • Stokhull 1232 Ass 1247 FF
  • Stokhill 1247 Ass
  • Stokehull 1252 FF
  • Stokehull, Stockhull extra Warwik 1327 Banco
  • Stokehull 1656 Dugdale

Etymology

Stokehull (lost) is Stochulla 12thWarwick , Stochull 1227 Pat, 1286 FF, 1315 Ipm, Stokhull 1232Ass , 1247 FF, Stokhill 1247Ass , Stokehull 1252 FF, Stokehull , Stockhull extra Warwik 1327 Banco, Stokehull 1656 Dugdale. Probably 'hill marked by (a) tree stump(s),' v. stocc , hyll . The place was on the north-west side of Warwick (Dugdale 372).