Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Cortenhale 1086 DB 12th Survey 1316 Fine

• Curtehala t.Hy1 NRSiv t.Hy2 Ch 1316

• Curtenhal(e) 1205 Pap 1235 Cl

• Cortehalle 1109–22 Ch 1356

• Cortahala t.Hy2 Ch 1316

• Corthala 1181 P

• Kortinhale 1261 FF

• Cortenhalle 1299 Ass

• Cortonhale 1341 Cl

• Corinhall 1284 FA

• Cortnall 1529 FF 1563 Recov

• Cawtnoll al. Curtenhall 1539 FF

• Corknehale 1595 NRSiii

• Cotenhall, Coffenhall 1675 Ogilby

• Courtnall 1702 Poll

• Courtenhall, Courtinhall 1657 NRSi

Etymology

For this name we may compare Corburn (PN NRY 14), Curtisknowle (PN D 300), Cortenhul (c. 1200Ashby ) in Moreton Pinkney, curten stapele (14th BCS 34), and Curtenersh (1255Ass (p)), both in Surrey, which suggest the likelihood of an OE  pers. name *Corta or *Curta , hence 'Corta 's nook of land,' v. healh .