Cock Mill
Early-attested site in the Parish of Whitby
Historical Forms
- Kocche-milne 1155–65 Whitby
- Cokmylne 1395 Whitby
Etymology
Possibly 'cock mill' from OE cocc; though one may have rather to deal with OE cocc used as a pers. name. Cocc (a ) is found in Cockbury (Gl), OE Coccanburh (BCS 246) and Cogshall (Ch), DBCocheshull . Cf. Sawcock 217infra .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Briggswath
- Flat Howe
- Grosmont
- Iburndale
- Lythe Beck
- Sleights
- Ugglebarnby
- Gnipe Howe
- Hawsker Bottoms
- Larpool Hall
- Ling Hill
- Rigg
- Saltwick
- Shawm Rigg
- Spital Bridge
- Stainsacre
- Whitby Laithes
- Dunsley
- Graystone
- Raithwaite
- Swarthoe Cross
- Ruswarp Carr
- Stakesby
- Upgang
- Airy Hill
- Baldby Fields
- Breck
- Church Street
- The Fitts
- Flowergate
- Prestby
- Sowerby
- Thingwall