Lower Cockleford
hamlet · Gloucestershire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Lower Cockleford likely describes a settlement near a ford or crossing, possibly associated with a cockle shell or a person named Cockel. The 'Lower' prefix indicates its position.
Word origins
- Lower
- Old Englishlower, situated below
- cockel
- Old Englishcockle shell or personal name(from coccyl "cockle")
- ford
- Old Englishriver crossing(from ford "river crossing")
Historical forms
Cokelford