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.

Cowfold

Early-attested site in the Parish of Melksham

Historical Forms

  • la Cufaude in foresta de Melkesham 1224 ClR
  • Cufaude 1251 Cl
  • la Coufaud(e) 1289 Ass t.Ed1 For 1305 ADiii
  • (la) Coufolde 1321 Ass 1341 Ipm

Etymology

Cowfold (lost) is la Cufaude in foresta de Melkesham 1224 ClR, Cufaude 1251 Cl, la Coufaud (e )1289Ass , t. Ed 1For , 1305 AD iii, (la ) Coufolde 1321Ass , 1341 Ipm. Identical in origin with Cole Park supra 50.