Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Coddebarwe 1302,1362,1370 ADiv

• Coddebaruwe t.Ed3 Dugd542

• Codbargh 1408 ADiv

• Codbarowghe 1427 ib

• Codboroughall 1475 Rental

• Codbrough t.Ed4 ib

Etymology

Codbarow Manor Ho (site of) (6″) and Codborough (6″) are Coddebarwe 1302, 1362, 1370 AD iv, Coddebaruwe t. Ed 3 Dugd 542, Codbargh 1408 AD iv, Codbarowghe 1427 ib., Codboroughall 1475Rental , Codbrough t. Ed 4 ib. The forms are late but it is probable that the first element is OE  Codda , a nickname from OE  codd , 'bag,' found also in Codford (W), BCS 595 Codanford , Cotheridge (PN Wo 116), Codnor (PN Db 95) and many other place- names. v. beorg .