English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Cowdrey Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Wimbledon

Historical Forms

  • Cowdreys Farm c.1745 RocqueSurv
  • Cowdry Fm 1816 O.S.
  • Cow Dairy Farm 1823 Br

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Cowdreys Farm c. 1745 RocqueSurv,Cowdry Fm 1816 O.S., Cow Dairy Farm 1823 Br , probably taking its name from the family of Cowdery or Cowdrey , which appears in ParReg from 1695 .