English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Cothill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Withington

Historical Forms

  • Cotewell(e) 1299 RBB 1540 MinAcct 1544 LP
  • Cotwell 1548 Pat

Etymology

Cothill, Cotewell (e )1299RBB (p), 1540MinAcct , 1544 LP, Cotwell 1548 Pat. 'Well or stream near the cottage', v. cot , wella .