English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Coton Wd

Other OS name in the Parish of Wem

Historical Forms

  • Cotton Wood 1695 PR(L)

Etymology

, 1833 OS , Cotton Wood 1695 PR(L) 9 . The settlement is Cotonwood on the 1899 6 ″ map and a small wood nearby is Coton Wood . Cotton Wood appears twice on 1833 OS , applied to N . and S . parts of the sprawling settlement .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement