Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Grenfeldcoche 1457 FountBurs

• (the) Cossh(e) 1496 FountRent 1548 WillY

• Grenefel(l) Coshe 1540 Fount

• Grenselcoshe (sic for Grenfelcoshe) 1551 FF

• Cosh(e) 1587 Skp 1673 PRArn

• Coyshe 1588,1597 FF

• Coish 1663 PRIng

Etymology

Cosh, Grenfeldcoche 1457 FountBurs, (the ) Cossh (e )1496FountRent , 1548 WillY, Grenefel (l ) Coshe 1540 Fount, Grenselcoshe (sic for Grenfelcoshe )1551 FF, Cosh (e )1587Skp 1, 1673 PRArn, Coyshe 1588, 1597 FF, Coish 1663 PRIng. v. ME  cosh 'a cottage, a hut, a hovel' (recorded from 1490 NED), found elsewhere in Craven p.ns. It is on the south side of Green Field 116supra . The origin of the word is unknown, but may be connected with dial. cosh 'husk of grain, pods' (from OFr  cos 'pod') with the same kind of semantic development as in OE  hulu 'shell, pod', found in the sense 'hut, hovel' from 1225 (NED s.v. hull sb).