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Cockington

suburban area · Torbay

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name likely derives from 'cocc' (a hill or a cock's comb shape) and 'tun' (enclosure or settlement). It refers to a settlement near a distinctive hill or ridge.

Word origins

Cockington
Old Englishsettlement near a hill(from cocc "hill, or cock's comb shape", tun "enclosure, settlement")

Historical forms

Cokintone