Cockrup Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Coln St Aldwyn
Historical Forms
- Cocthorpe 1266 Glouc
- Co(c)kthrop(p) 1542 MinAcct c.1560 Surv
- Co(c)kthrope c.1603 TRMB
- Cockrup 1830 M
Etymology
Cockrup Fm, Cocthorpe 1266 Glouc, Co (c )kthrop (p )1542MinAcct , c. 1560Surv , Co (c )kthrope c. 1603TRMB , Cockrup 1830 M, v. þrop 'an outlying secondary farmstead'. The first el. is uncertain but could be OE cocc 'cock' ('farm where cocks were bred') or an OE pers.n. Cocca , which is evidenced only in p.ns. like Cockbury (ii, 90infra ).Cocking (Sx 16), or Cockenach (Hrt 172); Cokethorpe (O 324) is similarly ambiguous. The el. þrop is fairly common in Gl, cf. Introd. and Hatherop (36infra ).