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.

Hook Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Welland

Historical Forms

  • le Hooke 1545 LP

Etymology

wood called le Hooke 1545 LP

The wood was doubtless so called from its shape.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement