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Survey of English Place-Names

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Dampers Dock

Other OS name in the Parish of Barking

Historical Forms

  • Dampers Dock(e)marshe(s), Great Damptesdocke, Litle Damptesdocke 1545,1586,1587 Egerton
  • Dockemershe 1557 Harl

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Dampers Dock (e )marshe (s ), Great Damptesdocke , Litle Damptesdocke 1545, 1586, 1587Egerton , Dockemershe 1557Harl . Cf. dokkemers (Chingford) 1222 StP . Probably from OE  docce , ' dock . '

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement