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.

Cootham

Early-attested site in the Parish of Storrington

Historical Forms

  • Codeham 1086 DB
  • Coudham 1296 SR 1363 FF
  • Codham 1340 NI 1386 IpmR
  • Coteham 1446 Ct
  • Cowdam al. Coodam al. Coteham 1556 Pat
  • Codeham al. Coteham 1582 SRS3,152

Etymology

'Cūda 's homestead,' or enclosure, v. ham(m).

Places in the same Parish