Stokke Ho
Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Bedwyn
Historical Forms
- Stocke 1229 StOsmund
- villa de Stok 1235 SarumCh
- Stokke 1252 FF 1313 Ipm 1332 SR
- Stoke 1281 Ass
- Stoke juxta Bedewen 1485 IpmR
Etymology
Stokke Ho is Stocke 1229 StOsmund, villa de Stok 1235 SarumCh, Stokke 1252 FF, 1313 Ipm, 1332SR , Stoke 1281Ass , Stoke juxta Bedewen 1485 IpmR. Probably OE stocc, 'stock, stump.'There is a 13th-century effigy of Adam de Stokke in Great Bedwyn church (E. H. G.).