- Hinksey
Hinksey is a place name associated with
Oxford andOxfordshire (formerlyBerkshire before the 1974 boundary change) inEngland .The place name is of
Old English origin. It is first mentioned in the 10th century in the form Hengestesige, and probably means "stallion island". [Mills, A.D. and Room, A. (1998) "A Dictionary of British Place-Names" Oxford University Press] It may also mean "island of a man named Hengest", but there is no evidence to link the place to the historicalHengest . Place names ending in “-eg” (“island”, commonly used of higher ground in a marshy area) are of early formation, probably names bestowed by the first English farmers who tackled the area. [M. Gelling, "Towards a Chronology for Early English Place Names" in D.Hooke (ed), "Anglo-Saxon Settlements" (1988) p. 71 and 73,]There are two villages,
North Hinksey to the west of the city of Oxford andSouth Hinksey to the south-west. There is also a suburb calledNew Hinksey to the south of the city centre, which contains the city council ward Hinksey Park.Hinksey Stream runs past the west of Oxford, a branch of theRiver Thames .Hinksey Hill Farm lies onHinksey Hill , close to South Hinksey.References
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