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.

Cockle Spinney

Early-attested site in the Parish of Podington

Historical Forms

  • Cochul 13th ADii

Etymology

Cf. Cockhill (So), Cockle Park (Nb), Cook Hill (Wo). All alike are probably named from the domestic bird.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement