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.

South Cowton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Cowton

Historical Forms

Couton 1158 RichReg

Suth Couton 13 Easby

Atloucouton 1158 RichReg

Etymology

v. East Cowton 281supra . It is frequently called At(t)eloucouton from Atley Hill infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement