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.

Stockley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Calne

Historical Forms

  • Stokelegh 1332 SR
  • Stoclygh 1319 FF
  • Stockeleye 1327 SR
  • Stokkeleye t.Ed3 For
  • Stockle 1336 Pat
  • Stokkele 1351 Ass 1372 FF

Etymology

Probably from OE  stocca-leah , 'stump-clearing,' v . stocc, leah.