Costock
Major Settlement in the Parish of Costock
Historical Forms
- Cotingestoche 1086 DB
- Cortingestoche(s) 1086 DB
- Cortingestocha t.Hy2 Ch 1316
- Cortingstoc(a), Cortingstok(a) 1158 DurhamDandC c.1200 Garendon 1276 Ass 1281 FF
- Cortyngstoc(a) 1335 Ass
- Chirtlingastoca 1158 DurhamDandC
- Kierthlingestoche t.Ric1 Ch 1335
- Kertlingestok' 1219 FineR
- Kirtlingstoc 1253 Ebor
- Cordingstoch' 1165,1167,1168,1169 P
- Cordingestoch' 1171–7,1199 ib
- Cordingestok(a) 1177,1202 ib
- Chordingestoch' 1185 ib
- Curtlingestoke 1211 RBE
- Kortlincstok 1235 Fees
- Kortlingstok 1242 ib
- Court(e)lingestok 1268 Ebor
- Kortelingstok 1280 Ass
- Cortelingstok(e) 1291 Tax 1302 FA
- Cortelenstoke 1387 Dugd v, Cor(t)
- lyngstok(e) 1428 FA
- Cortinglestorp 1235 Fees
- Costoke 1539 LP
- Costocke 1559 FF
- Courtlyngstock al. Costock 1567 FF
- Costocke al. Courtlinstock 1605 Recov
- Codlingstock t.Chas1 HMCVarvii
Etymology
The early forms suggest confusion between two early English names of allied form and origin, viz. Cortel and Cyrtel . Cyrtel is found in Kirklington supra 170 and in Costock seems to have replaced earlier Cortel . 'stoc of the people of Cortel or Cyrtel .'