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Survey of English Place-Names

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Cockshoot Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Mickleham

Historical Forms

  • Cockshuts 1838 TA

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Cockshuts 1838TA . ' Corner ofland into which cocks were driven . ' A common woodland place - name , cf. Cockshoot (PN Wo 180) and infra 281 .