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.

Hawkley Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Pensax

Historical Forms

  • Hauekele, Hau(c)kele 1275 Ass, SR (p)

Etymology

OE  heafoca -lēage , 'hawks' clearing,' v. heafoc , leah .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site