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Survey of English Place-Names

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Coxtie Green

Early-attested site in the Parish of South Weald

Historical Forms

  • Cocstede 1177–84(1268),1286 Ch
  • Cochsted 1234 Ch
  • Cotstede 1291 For
  • Cokesteye 1403 Ct
  • Cost(e)hall alias Costed Hall 1537 M 1540 t.Eliz ChancP
  • Cockstygrene, Cockstigrene 1540 SWealdPR

Etymology

Coxtie Green is Cocstede 1177–84 (1268), 1286 Ch, Cochsted 1234 Ch, Cotstede 1291For , Cokesteye 1403Ct , Cost (e )hall alias Costed Hall 1537 M, 1540 LP, MinAcct , t. Eliz ChancP, Cockstygrene , Cockstigrene 1540 SWealdPR, Coxstys 1570, Coxstye 1571 ib. 'Place where cocks were kept.' v. cocc , stede . Cf. Cockhampsted (Herts). For the loss of the d , cf. Sugstys Green infra 472 and Hullasey (Gl), Hunlafsed 1086 DB (from hid ).