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.

Oaks

Other OS name in the Parish of Almondbury

Historical Forms

  • les Okes 1323 MinAcct 1379 PT
  • the Oakes Hy8 WB36
  • the Ookes 1538 Testvi
  • the Okes 1589 YAS

Etymology

, les Okes 1323MinAcct 45, 1379 PT (p),the Oakes Hy 8WB 36, the Ookes 1538 Test vi, the Okes 1589YAS 213 , v. āc .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name