Hockessin, Delaware

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Hockessin is a large, suburban census designated place in New Castle County, Delaware. The place name may be derived from the Lenape word "hòkèsa" meaning "pieces of bark" or from a misspelling of "occasion," as pronounced by the Quakers who settled the area originally.
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Coordinates:   39°47'14"N   75°40'48"W
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