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.

Cowley

Major Settlement in the Parish of Cowley

Historical Forms

  • Couelea 1004 Frid t.Ed2 FA 1428
  • Couel 1246 Ch
  • Parva Couele 1247 S c.1280
  • Chirchecouele c.1250 S c.1280 Cl 1328
  • Chirchcouele 1278–9 RH
  • Chirche Couele 1285 Ass
  • Church Couele 1316 FA 1323 Cl
  • Churchcovell 1307 Os
  • Couleia 1140–1 Frid c.1425
  • Cuueleia 1199 Frid c.1320
  • Cuueleye 1230 P
  • Cuuele 1241 FF
  • Cuueley 1285 Ass
  • Cuveley 1294 Cl
  • Kofleya c.1220 Os
  • Coflye 1220 Fees
  • Cofleya 1237–8 StJohn
  • Cofle 1242–3 Fees 1246 Ch
  • Coflea 1278–9 RH
  • Chouele 1271–2 StJohn
  • Cohfleye c.1290 StJohn
  • Church Cowley et Tempull Cowley 1509–10 Os