English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Docker Nook

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Docker nook(e), Dockar nook(e) 1622 Dep 1627 PR(K) 1700 Kendiii,150

Etymology

, Docker nook (e ), Dockar nook (e )1622Dep , 1627 PR(K), 1700 Kend iii, 150 , the first el . may be the We surn . Docker ( from Docker i, 129supra ) , as in Docker Plant, (ii, 142infra ) , or another example of the p.n. Docker .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement