Cock Flat
Early-attested site in the Parish of Helmsley
Historical Forms
- Kyrkflat 13 Kirkham
Etymology
'Church field' v. kirkja , flat . Probably 'land held by the church of Kirkham.' The modern form Cock is phonetically derived from ME kyrk . The normal development of kirk in the dialect is [kɔˑk]; this is near enough acoustically to be confused with cock .