Crosby Court or Crosby Cote
Early-attested site in the Parish of North Otterington
Historical Forms
- Cotun 1086 DB
- Cotem 1088 LVD51
- Crosseby et Cotunam 1252 Ch
Etymology
'(At) the cottages' from the OE dat. plur. cotum ; v. cot . The Ch scribe has mistaken Cotun for a common OE tun -name.