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Hook End

hamlet · Oxfordshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This hamlet's name likely combines the Old English word 'hō', meaning a small hill or spur of land, with 'ende', meaning an end or extremity. It suggests a settlement at the end of a piece of land associated with a small hill.

Word origins

Hook
Old EnglishSmall hill, spur of land(from hō "small hill, spur of land")
End
Old EnglishEnd, extremity(from ende "end, extremity")