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Survey of English Place-Names

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Uckinghall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ripple

Historical Forms

  • Ugginchalan 11th Heming
  • Ogginhale 1182,1299(18th) RBB
  • Uginhale, Ugynhale 1221 FF 1286 Wigorn
  • Ukinghale 1241 FF
  • Hugungehale 1275 SR
  • Okynhale c.1300 EcclVar
  • Hokynghale 1309 FF
  • Okyngealles 1548 Pat
  • Uckingale 1654 WillsP
  • Uckingell, Uckingill 1675 Ogilby 1692 FF
  • Uckingshaw c.1830 O

Etymology

We should probably start from an OE  Ucca , presumably a pet-form of OE  Ūhtred . Such a name seems to lie behind ucking echer (BCS 300), ucincg ford (ib. 727), and ucing cumb (ib. 960), Uckington (Sa), DBUchintune , and Uckfield (Sx).In that case we must take the g to be due to the common voicing of k to g between vowels illustrated s. n. Eggington (PN BedsHu 121). If we take the Ugg - forms to be the original ones then we must compare Ugford (W), BCS 1030 ucganford , which seems to contain a pers. name Ucga . The change from Ugg - to Uck - would however be very difficult to account for.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement