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Stringcock Fen

Other OS name in the Parish of Orsett

Historical Forms

  • Strancoke(s)fan(n)egate 1572 Sessions
  • Strangcock Fen 1777 C

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Straynkokeslande 1405, Streyn (e )cokrestrete 1408, Streyn (e )cokkystret 1436, Streyn (e )kokeres 1456,Streyn (e )kokkes 1457, Streyn (e )kokkyshacch 1491, Strenkokkes (hacche )1441,Strynkokeshac (c )he 1489, Stryncokkeshac (c )he 1511, Strenchecokhacch 1491,Strancottesf (f )an (ne ), Strancottesf (f )an (ne )gate 1542–8, Strancoke (s )fan (n )e 1545Ct ,Strancoke (s )fan (n )egate 1572Sessions , Strangcock Fen 1777 C .