5-563: Hooke may refer to: Hooke, Dorset , England River Hooke , nearby watercourse Hooke Court , former manor house at Hooke Hooke Park , Woodland to south west of Hooke Robert Hooke (1635–1703), English natural philosopher who discovered Hooke's law Hooke (surname) , a surname Hooke (lunar crater) Hooke (Martian crater) 3514 Hooke , asteroid See also [ edit ] Hook (disambiguation) Universal joint (Hooke's joint) Hooke's law Topics referred to by
10-472: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Hooke, Dorset Hooke is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southern England , situated about 7 miles (11 km) northeast of the town of Bridport . It is sited in the valley of the short River Hooke , a tributary of the River Frome , amongst the chalk hills of
15-586: The Dorset Downs . In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 157. The name comes from the Old English Hoc meaning the hook or angle and referring to the land in a river bend. The spelling has changed over the years, the Doomsday Book recorded it as Lahoc and later variants include Hok (1229), La Hoke (1244) and Houc (1268). Rampisham Down , the hill immediately northeast of
20-407: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Hooke . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hooke&oldid=1149458627 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
25-524: The village, is the site of a transmitter station operated by VT Communications , broadcasting long-range radio signals for clients including BBC World Service . The outskirts of the village are home to Hooke Court and its surrounding parklands. Originally built in 1407 by Humphrey Stafford, the Court was extended in 1609 by the Marquis of Winchester . To the southwest of the village are Warren Hill and
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