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Cobdall ' furlong

Field in the Parish of Rearsby

Historical Forms

  • Cobdall ' furlong 1467×84 LTD
  • litle copdale 1601 Terrier
  • copdale 1601 Terrier
  • great copdale 1612 Terrier
  • short copdale 1612 Terrier
  • great Cobdale 1625 Terrier
  • little Cobdale 1625 Terrier
  • Long Short Cobdel 1731 Terrier

Etymology

Cobdall' furlong 1467 × 84, litle copdale, copdale 1601, great copdale, short copdale 1612, great Cobdale, little Cobdale 1625, Long Cobdale, Short Cobdale 1648, 1675 et passim to 1745, Long Short Cobdel 1731 (v. deill; prob. either with the ON   pers. n. Kobbi or with the ME   surn. Cobbe (ModE   Cobb), v. Reaney s. n.; OE   cobb (e)' a round lump', topographically' a mound, a hillock' seems less likely)