Cotescue Park
Early-attested site in the Parish of Coverham
Historical Forms
- Scotescogh, Scoteskew 15 VCHi.248 1610 NR
- Cotescough, Cotescugh, Coteskewe 1606 NR 16 VCH
Etymology
v. skogr . The first element may be ON skot 'shooting,' which occurs in several Norw p.n.'s such as Skotsberg (NG i. 184), Skattebøl (ib. 120), Skotbu (NG ii. 35), etc. Professor Ekwall suggests the possibility of OE Scotta , from some early encounter with the Scots. The loss of initial s - is late and probably arose from the difficulty of pronouncing the combination Scoteskew .