Cossell Wood
Early-attested site in the Parish of Colchester
Historical Forms
- Kotselwode 1254 Colch
- Cotselowode 1277 Ipm
- Cosewode 1291 For
- Cos(s)el(e)wod(e) 1291,1323 t.Ric2 Ct
- Cossalewode 1323 For
- Cossell Woode 1536 LP
Etymology
Cossell Wood (lost) is Kotselwode 1254 Colch, Cotselowode 1277 Ipm, Cosewode 1291For , Cos (s )el (e )wod (e )1291, 1323 ib., t. Ric 2Ct , Cossalewode 1323For , Cossell Woode 1536 LP.'Cottagers' wood,' from OE cotsetla . Cf. Cotsettlesford Hundred (Berks) and Cotsetland 1235–52 Glastonbury.