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.

Hooke Park

Other OS name in the Parish of Hooke

Historical Forms

  • 'park of Hok' 1360 Ipm
  • Ho(o)ke Park (having an ancient maner place on it) 1535–43 Leland
  • Hooke Parke 1583 SPDom
  • Hook Park 1839 TA

Etymology

, 'park of Hok '1360 Ipm, Ho (o )ke Park (having an ancient maner place on it )1535–43 Leland, Hooke Parke 1583SPDom , Hook Park 1839TA , cf. New Parke house 1664 HTax , Park Bottom (Md ), Park Cowleaze , Park Mead & Park Plot , Old Park 1839ib , v. park ; for the medieval deerpark here , v. Cantor & Wilson 1 ( DoNHAS 83 113 ff . ) .