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.

Cooksland Hanger

Early-attested site in the Parish of Elsted

Historical Forms

  • Cookesland 1621 SRS14,27
  • le Couk 1327 SR

Etymology

Cooksland Hanger (6″) is Cookesland in 1621 (SRS 14, 27), probably from the family of Henry and Johanna le Couk (1327 SR).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement