English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

the Cooke land

Field in the Parish of Brigsley

Historical Forms

  • the Cooke land 1601 Terrier
  • Jhon Cookes headlande 1626 Terrier

Etymology

the Cooke land 1601,Jhon(sic) Cookes headlande 1626(named from a member of the Cooke familyand v. land, hēafod-land)