Warstock
Early-attested site in the Parish of King's Norton
Historical Forms
- Le Horestok 1331 Misc
- Hoorestock 1675 WillsP
Etymology
Hoore is from OE har and is descriptive of a boundary stocc or post. The place lies where King's Norton, Solihull and Yardley meet. The development of initial w is dialectal, cf. Old Swinford supra 309, warstone as a field-name in Clent (Terrier 1838) = hoarstone, and Whoarstone in Himbleton (1649 Surv).
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Brandwood End
- Hazelwell
- Inkford
- Moundsley Hall
- Wythall
- Bournbrook
- Chyndhouse
- Colmers Fm
- Cotteridge
- Farmons
- Grimes Hill
- Grimpits Fm
- Houndsfield Fm
- Lea Green Fm
- Lifford
- Lindon Hall
- Lindsworth Fm
- Monyhull
- Moor Green
- Rednal
- Rubery
- Stirchley Street
- Tessall Fm
- Walker's Heath
- Broad Meadow
- Headley Heath
- Kings Heath, Kingsuch, Kingswood
- West Heath
- Wythwood Cottage
- Balsall Heath
- Blackgrave Fm
- Hawkesley Hall
- Highter's Heath
- Hollymoor
- Holly Wood
- Moseley
- Wychall Fm