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Colcar Ing Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Wragby

Historical Forms

  • Cot(e)carreflatte (sic) 1554,1578,1587 MinAcct
  • Conquering Wood (sic) 1841 O.S.

Etymology

, Cot (e )carreflatte (sic)1554, 1578, 1587MinAcct ,Conquering Wood (sic)1841 O.S. , v. cot ' cottage ' , kjarr ' marsh ' , flat ; Col - for dial . [ kɔu ] is an inverted spelling after Cotecarre was reduced to Cocar .