English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Hawkley Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Bisley

Historical Forms

  • Hawkeleyswode 1461,1468 MinAcct

Etymology

, Hawkeleyswode 1461, 1468MinAcct , ' hawk gladeor clearing ' , v. hafoc , lēah .