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Cottam in the Domesday Book (1086)

Cottam appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, entered under the hundred of Toreshou in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Toreshou

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Cottam is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

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Cottingham in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Cottingham, entered under the hundred of Welton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Welton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Cottingham is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a homestead’.

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Cottingley in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Cottingley, entered under the hundred of Skyrack in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Skyrack

The Meaning of the Name

The name Cottingley is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word lēah, a woodland clearing or glade. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a clearing’.

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Cottons in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Cottons, entered under the hundred of Litchurch in Derbyshire.

Other Settlements in Litchurch

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Cottons is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

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Coulby in the Domesday Book (1086)

Coulby is named in the Domesday Book, compiled by Norman commissioners in 1086, entered under the hundred of Langbaurgh in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Langbaurgh

The Meaning of the Name

The name Coulby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

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Coulton in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Coulton is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Maneshou in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Maneshou

The Meaning of the Name

The name Coulton is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word tūn, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

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Coverham in the Domesday Book (1086)

The 1086 Domesday survey records the settlement of Coverham, entered under the hundred of Land of Count Alan in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Land of Count Alan

The Meaning of the Name

The name Coverham is of Anglo-Saxon origin. Its final element derives from the Old English word hām, a homestead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a homestead’.

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Cowesby in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Cowesby is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Allerton in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Allerton

The Meaning of the Name

The name Cowesby is of Scandinavian origin. Its final element derives from the Old Norse word bý, a farmstead or village. The first element is most likely a personal name or an early descriptive term, now difficult to recover with certainty. Taken together the name probably meant something close to ‘a farmstead’.

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Cowlam in the Domesday Book (1086)

The settlement of Cowlam is recorded in William I’s Domesday survey of 1086, entered under the hundred of Toreshou in Yorkshire.

Other Settlements in Toreshou

The Meaning of the Name

The origin of the name Cowlam is not securely established from its modern form alone; like many settlement names in the North it likely combines an Old English or Old Norse personal name with a landscape term.

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