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.

Coffinswell

Major Settlement in the Parish of Coffinswell

Historical Forms

  • Willa 1086 DB 1185 Buckland
  • Welles 1231 Cl 1242 Fees781
  • Wille t.Ed1 Exon
  • Coffineswett 1249 Ass
  • Wylle Coffyn 1281 Ass
  • Wille Coffin 1285 FA
  • Coffynswille 1301 Exon

Etymology

v. wielle . Hugo Coffin held the manor in 1185 (Buckland).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name