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.

Costal Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Headley

Historical Forms

  • Costalle 1327 Ipm

Etymology

Costal Wood (6″) is Costalle 1327 Ipm. This is probably a compound of OE  cot(e) and steall, perhaps with much the same sense as cot-stow , i.e. site of cottages.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site