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Origin of Liphook - Patricia Marshall (30th Oct 2010 - 11:22:36) My enquiry is quite simply this , what is the origin of the name Liphook? You see, I was born there, according to my Mum. It was 1943 and Mum was evacuated from Portsmouth when she went into labour with me!! Never quite let me forget how long I took to get here either!! A friend , fascinated by the name Liphook, asked me the origin and so, here I am asking you.! Hopefully, you are able to help me here. I live in Canada...emigrated with family in 1957. In maps from 1607 the name of the village was wriiten as Lippocke. By 1695 it had lost the 'e' and became Lippock. Maps drawn in 1826 then compound the spelling errors by marking it as Liphook. Which as we know has stayed the same ever since. Unless you live near Whitehill where a road sign clearly points to Lipook! With the wonders of Google Street View you can see the mispelt sign here

Re: Origin of Liphook - Bob (30th Oct 2010 - 14:14:16) There is an entry on Wikipedia which describes the history of Liphook and old variants of the name, but I recall reading somewhere that it has its roots in old English, something like 'hliep hock', meaning 'hook of land where the deer leap'. But where did I see that? Can anyone throw any light on it? And what is a 'hook' of land anyway? From Wikipedia - The village grew out of the hamlet of Bramshott which was established by Norman times. The first record to Liphook is in the Bramshott Manor Court Rolls to one 'Robert of Lupe' in 1281. Then follows Matilda of 'Lhupe' in 1337, William at 'Lupe' in 1365, John at 'Lepe' in 1386, and John Maunser at 'Leope' in 1423. On his death in 1428, John Maunser's tenancy at 'Lepe' between modern London Road and Headley Road is the first identifiable landmark in Liphook. Sir Edmund Pakynham inherited a tenement and land in 'Lepoke' in 1527, and John Hooke bought the manor of 'Chiltle' in 'Lippuck' in 1591

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