Cogges
Early-attested site in the Parish of Witney
Historical Forms
- Coges 1086 DB
- Kogis 1195 FF
- Cogges 1201–3 Eynsh
- Koges 1253 FF
- Kogges 1285 Ass
- Coggis 1428 FA
- Coggys 1517 DInc
- Cogas c.1160,1172–90 Eynsh 1166 Frid c.1425
- Cokes 1200 Cur
- Coghes 1216 Cl 1246 FF
- Gogges 1285 Ass
- Coggs 1526 LS
Etymology
Ekwall (DEPN) suggests that the name is the plural of an OE *cogg , identical with ME and Modern cog , 'cog of a wheel,' and meaning 'hill.'