Cooksey Green
Early-attested site in the Parish of Upton Warren
Historical Forms
- Cocheseie 1086 DB
- Choceseia c.1086 EveA 1190
- Kokese(ye), Cokeseya 1200 Cur 1212 Fees140 1255 FF 1269 Wigorn
- Parua Cokesheye 1262 For
- Cokeseye 1316 Ipm 1327 SR
- Cukeseye 1327 FF
- Cokesay 1550 Pat
- Cooksey 1616 Wills
Etymology
Despite the long run of spellings with o , the modern form and comparative evidence suggest a pers. name Cucc , found also in Cooksland (St)DB Cuchesland , 1140 P Cokeslonia , Cuxham (O), KCD 691 Cuceshamm , and in a weak form in Cookley (Sf), DBCokelei , 1251–1300 Ch Cuckele , Kukeleia , Cookbury (D), 1242 Fees Cukebyr , Cookworthy (D), 1238Ass Kokewrthy and in the unidentified Cucanhealas of BCS 936.A diminutive of it is found in Cucolanstan (BCS 548) for Cuxton (K). The place lies high and it is difficult to see that it is an eg or island even in the widest use of that term. The suffix is therefore probably (h )eye from OE (ge)hæg and denotes 'woodland enclosure.'