Cottam
Major Settlement in the Parish of Langtoft
Historical Forms
- Cottun 1086 DB
- Cuthuna 1128–32 BM
- Cutona 1155–7 YCh1148
- Cotum 1285 KI 1295 Ebor 1306 BevAct 1316 NomVill
- Cotom 1337,1376 FF
- Cotome 1508 Test
- Cottam 1598 FF
Etymology
'At the cottages,' from OE cotum , dat. plur. of cote.