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.

Cowbeech

Early-attested site in the Parish of Herstmonceux

Historical Forms

  • Coppetebeche 1261 Ass
  • Kopped(e)beche 1296 SR 1316 FA
  • Cop(pe)beche 1517,1534 Ct
  • Cobbeach 1622 Ct
  • Cobeech 1724 B

Etymology

Cowbeech is Coppetebeche 1261Ass (p), Kopped (e )beche 1296 SR, 1316 FA, Cop (pe )beche 1517, 1534Ct , Cobbeach 1622Ct , Cobeech 1724 B. 'Pollarded beech,' v. coppede .