Cockhides
Early-attested site in the Parish of Upminster
Historical Forms
- Cokehedes Crofte 1553 Pat
- Cocke hedd 1556 ERxv
Etymology
Cockhides is Cokehedes Crofte 1553 Pat, Cocke hedd 1556 ER xv. The forms are late, but the place may owe its name to the common growth of some plant known as cockhead or cock 's head , such as the common red clover, knapweed, woundwort, etc. v. NED and EDD s. v. cock 's head .