Cockermouth
Major Settlement in the Parish of Cockermouth
Historical Forms
- Cokyrmoth c.1150 StB
- Cokirmowth c.1220 ib
- Cokirmouth 1381 ADiii
- Kokermue 1194 CartAnt
- Cokermue 1247 FF 1277 CP
- Cokermu 1310 Greenfieldiv
- Cokermwe 1317 Ipm
- Cocremuth' 1221 ClR
- Kokermuth' 1260 Cl
- Cokermuth 1278 Ass
- Cokermouth' 1308 Netherhall
- Cockermouth 1547 FF
Etymology
'Mouth of the river Cocker' (supra 9).