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.

Mayster Cotons closse

Field in the Parish of Rearsby

Historical Forms

  • Mayster Cotons closse 1467×84 LTD
  • Cotons Maner 1506 Ipm
  • Cottons wonge 1601 Terrier
  • Thomas Coton 1506 Ipm

Etymology

Mayster Cotons closse 1467 × 84 (v. clos (e)), Cotons Maner 1506 Ipm (v. maner), Cottons wonge 1601 (v. vangr) (cf. Thomas Coton 1467 × 84 and a poss. son Thomas Coton 1506 Ipm)