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.

Cowage Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hilmarton

Historical Forms

  • Cowic 1086 DB
  • Cuwike 1256 FF
  • Kuwich 1265 Ipm
  • Couwych 14th Bradenstoke
  • Koweche 1510 PCC
  • Cowych 1546 LP
  • Cowage 1704 WMxxiv
  • Cowitch c.1840 TA

Etymology

Cowage Fm is Cowic 1086 DB, Cuwike 1256 FF, Kuwich 1265 Ipm, Couwych 14thBradenstoke , Koweche 1510 PCC, Cowych 1546 LP, Cowage 1704 WM xxiv, Cowitch c. 1840TA . 'Cow dairy farm,' cf. Cowick (PN D 438), Cowage Copse in Steventon (Ha), bosc. de Cowyk 1269For and Cowage Fm supra 70, 260.