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.

Goss Covert

Other OS name in the Parish of Charlton Kings

Historical Forms

  • Goʒeditche 1605 Comm
  • Gotheshurne 1606 AOMB

Etymology

, perhaps to be associated with Goʒeditche 1605Comm ,Gotheshurne 1606AOMB , the surname Gott , v. dīc , hyrne .