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.

Clockeld

Other OS name in the Parish of Asby

Historical Forms

  • Cockeld 1829 Dir
  • Clock Keld 1859 OS

Etymology

, 1843TA , Cockeld 1829 Dir,Clock Keld 1859OS , v. kelda ' spring ' ; the first el . is obscure , but it could be connected with dial . clock ' the sound made by gurglingwater ' ( Ha , s.v . ) from OE  cloccian ' to cluck, make a noise ' .