Stony Cockbury, Rushy Cockbury
Early-attested site in the Parish of Southam & Brockhampton
Historical Forms
- on Coccanburh 769–85 BCS246 11th
- of Tocca byrig, on Tocca byrig 11 Heming
- Cockebir(ia), Coccebir(ia), Cokkebir(ia), Cokkebur(e)ia, Cokkebury, Cokkebure 12,l.12,13 WinchLB 1246 Ipm 1248 Ass 1258 WinchLB 1540 MinAcct
- Magna- 1543 AOMB
- Muche- c.1560 Surv
- Cokebiri, Cokebury(e) 1246 Ipm 1460 IpmR 1535 Monast
- Co(c)kbery, Co(c)kbury 1492 Ipm 1633 PR
- Litill Cockbury 1534 FF
- Stony Cockbury 1777 M
- Rushy Cockbury 1830 M
- burhges gete 769–85 BCS246
Etymology
'Cocca's fortification', from an OE pers.n. Cocca (cf. Cockrup i, 30supra ), burh. The fortification is the great rectangular encampment on the top of Nottingham Hill at the junction of the parishes of Prescott, Gotherington and Woodmancote (grid 144–9828); the entrance to the camp was called burhges gete 769–85 BCS 246 (v. geat 'gate'). For the affixes v. stānig 'stony' and risc 'rush'. Rushy Cockbury (called Rushbury on 6″ O.S.) is actually in Prescott parish.