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Hooe Common

village · East Sussex

Old EnglishAI-generated

Hooe Common is named from the Old English 'hōh', meaning 'heel' or 'projecting piece of land', and 'cōmūn', meaning 'common land'. It refers to common land situated on a projecting piece of land.

Word origins

Hooe
Old Englishprojecting piece of land(from hōh "heel, projecting piece of land")
Common
Old Englishcommon land(from cōmūn "common land")