English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Cobb Carr

Other OS name in the Parish of South Kirkby

Historical Forms

  • Cobker 1516 Surv

Etymology

, Cobker 1516Surv , e.ModE  cob in one of its various senses , ' a great man ' , ' a male swan ' , ' a horse ' or the like , and kjarr ' marsh ' .