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.

Hockley Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Inkberrow

Historical Forms

  • Hauecle 1255 For
  • Hauekele 1275 SR
  • Hockley Hill 1817 Map

Etymology

'Hawks' clearing,' because frequented by them, v. heafoc , leah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement