Stockley Hill
hill or mountain · County of Herefordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a hill associated with a 'stockley'. This could mean a clearing or settlement related to a stockade or livestock.
Word origins
- Stockley
- Old EnglishAttestedClearing or settlement associated with stock(from stoc "stock, post, tree, place", leah "clearing, meadow")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedHill(from hyll "hill")