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.

Cock Mill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Whitby

Historical Forms

  • Kocche-milne 1155–65 Whitby
  • Cokmylne 1395 Whitby

Etymology

Possibly 'cock mill' from OE  cocc; though one may have rather to deal with OE  cocc used as a pers. name. Cocc (a ) is found in Cockbury (Gl), OE  Coccanburh (BCS 246) and Cogshall (Ch), DBCocheshull . Cf. Sawcock 217infra .