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.

Covington

Major Settlement in the Parish of Covington

Historical Forms

  • Covintune 1086 DB
  • Couyngton 1260 Ass 1331 FF 1493 Ipm
  • Couinton 1272 FF 1279 RH 1285 FA 1303
  • Couenton 1478 FF

Etymology

'Cofa's farm' v. ingtun . Cf. Covenham (W) and Coveney (C).We have the strong form of this pers. name in Cosgrave (Nth), DBCovesgraue .

Places in the same Parish

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