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.

Cockshoothill Copse

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wychwood or Whichwood

Historical Forms

  • Cockeshotehulle 1298 Eynsh
  • Cokschuteshull' 1300 Wych
  • Cokeshottes Hill 1551–2 Survey
  • Cockshutt hill, Cockshethill 1608–9 Survey

Etymology

Cockshoothill Copse (6″) takes name from Cockeshotehulle 1298 Eynsh, Cokschuteshull '1300 Wych, Cokeshottes Hill 1551–2Survey , Cockshutt hill , Cockshethill 1608–9Survey . v. cockshoot .