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.

Stockey

Other OS name in the Parish of Meeth

Historical Forms

  • Stokheye 1281 Ass 1285 FA
  • Stokhay(e) 1333 SR 1378 IpmR
  • Stokkeheie 1308 Exon

Etymology

is Stokheye 1281Ass (p), 1285 FA, Stokhay (e )1333SR (p), 1378 IpmR, Stokkeheie 1308Exon (p) , referring to an enclosure made with trunks or stumps . v. stoc(c) , gehæg .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement