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Cogdean Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Burton Bradstock

Historical Forms

  • Cogdon 1811 OS
  • Cogdon Farm 1841 TA

Etymology

, Cogdon 1811 OS, Cogdon Farm 1841TA , cf. Gt Coggen & Lt Coggen , N Cogdon , Gt Cowleaze or S Cogdon , N Coggen & S Coggen , Coggen Cl & Coggen Md 1841ib , perhaps analogous with Cogdean Elms in Corfe M . 2 16 , ' cocks' valley ' from cocc 2 and denu .