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.