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.

Cowgrove(Fm)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Pamphill

Historical Forms

  • C(o)ugraue, C(o)ugrave 1288 Ass
  • Cougrave 1317 Wim
  • Cowgrave 1465 ib
  • Cugrove 1321 FF
  • Cougrove 1358 c.1500 Fry
  • Cougerowe (sic) 1430 Wim
  • Cowegrove 1453 Midd
  • Cowgrove 1468 MinAcct
  • Kowe growe 1535 Midd
  • Cow Grove 1664 HTax

Etymology

Cowgrove(Fm) (ST 985001), C (o )ugraue , C (o )ugrave 1288Ass , Cougrave 1317Wim , Cowgrave 1465ib , Cugrove 1321 FF, Cougrove 1358 ib, c.1500Fry , Cougerowe (sic)1430Wim , Cowegrove 1453Midd , Cowgrove 1468MinAcct et passim , Kowe growe 1535Midd , Cow Grove 1664 HTax, 'cow grove or copse', v. , grāf(a), cf. Grove Wd ⅓ mile N, Chaw Mdw ⅓ mile S.