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.

West Cottingwith

Early-attested site in the Parish of Thorganby

Historical Forms

  • Coteuuid 1086 DB
  • Cotingwith 1100–15 YCh c.1200 For
  • West Cotingwith 1309 Font
  • Cotingwit' 1180–1203 YCh1132
  • Cotingwode 1276 RH
  • Cottungwith 1204 YCh1131
  • Cottingwic 1214 Abbr
  • West Cottingwyth 1252 FF

Etymology

West Cottingwith is Coteuuid 1086 DB, Cotingwith 1100–15 YCh 1001, c. 1200For et passim , West Cotingwith 1309 Font, Cotingwit '1180– 1203 YCh 1132, Cotingwode 1276 RH, Cottungwith 1204 YCh 1131, Cottingwic 1214 Abbr, West Cottingwyth 1252 FF, with other forms and meaning as for East Cottingwith supra 237.

Places in the same Parish