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Survey of English Place-Names

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Hockley Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Elmore

Historical Forms

  • Hokkeleye 1327 SR
  • Hawklow Hill 1830 M
  • Oakley hill grove 1841 TA

Etymology

, Hokkeleye 1327SR (p), Hawklow Hill 1830 M, Oakley hill grove 1841TA ; it adjoins Hockley Hill in Hardwicke (181infra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement