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Cowper Cote

Other OS name in the Parish of Gargrave

Historical Forms

  • Cowper Cote in Craven 1567 Dep
  • Coppercutt 1516 WillY

Etymology

, 1561 PRGr , 1573Dep , Cowper Cote in Craven 1567Dep , Coppercutt 1516 WillY , cf. Cowper Moor 1607,1716Raist , v. coupare ' cask-maker, cooper ' , perhaps as a surname , cot ' cottage, shed ' .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site