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Survey of English Place-Names

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Stock Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Hullavington

Historical Forms

  • Stokewod(e) 1460 Eton 1560 FF
  • Stockwood Coppice 1599 Devizes

Etymology

is Stokewod (e )1460Eton , 1560FF , Stockwood Coppice 1599Devizes . The first element is probably stocc , ' stump . '