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.

Old Coghurst

Early-attested site in the Parish of Guestling

Historical Forms

  • Coghert 1327 SR

Etymology

Old Coghurst is probably to be associated with the family of John Coghert (1327 SR). The forms are inadequate for any explanation to be offered.