The village of Bockleton was originally called "Bocklington" until its name changed some time between 1785 and 1787 according to maps of the region.

One of the earliest mentions of the village dates from 1246 in the life of Peter of Aigueblanche the then Bishop of Hereford.

Extant sources state "In 1246 his new statutes on these points duly received papal confirmation (Bliss, i.

Lyttleton explained that competition was fierce for these court positions and the social advantages they might bring.

[3] It has an 1867 monument, in white marble, by Pre-Raphaelite sculptor Thomas Woolner to William Prescott, a local squire who died from an infection caught after tending his sick gamekeeper.