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Hockley

Hockley proper noun: a large village and civil parish in Rochford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ8392).

Proper noun

Hockley (countable and uncountable, plural Hockleys)

  1. A large village and civil parish in Rochford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ8392).
  2. A southern suburb of Tamworth, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK2200).
  3. An inner city area of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP060879).
  4. An unincorporated community in Harris County, Texas, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States.
  6. An unincorporated community in King and Queen County, Virginia, United States.
  7. A village in Mono, Ontario, Canada.
  8. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Hockley

pluralHockleys

Origin of Hockley

From either the Old English personal name Hocca or hocc (“mallow”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Words formed from Hockley

Questions about Hockley

What does Hockley mean?
Hockley means a large village and civil parish in Rochford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ8392).
What part of speech is Hockley?
Hockley is a proper noun.

Words near Hockley in the dictionary

  1. Hocking County
  2. Hockings
  3. hockle
  4. hockled
  5. hockles
  6. Hockley
  7. Hockley County
  8. Hockleys
  9. hocklin
  10. hockling
  11. Hockman

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