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.

Coton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Coton

Historical Forms

  • Cota, Cote 1086 DB
  • Cotes t.Hy2 BM 1428 FA
  • Cotes Goldinton 1220 Fees
  • Cotis 1235 Fees 1252 Ipm
  • Cotene juxta Gildeburg' 1285 Ass
  • Estcoton by Gildesburgh 1369 Cl
  • Cotton subtus Gyllesburroughe 1581 FF

Etymology

'The cottages,' v. Claycoton supra 66. with reference to that place. Peter de Goldinton is mentioned in connection with the place in 1191 (P).

Places in the same Parish

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