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 ).