Old Cassop
hamlet · County Durham
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Old Cassop is named from the Old English 'ald' (old) and 'cassepe', possibly meaning 'marshy ground' or 'place where rushes grow'. It refers to an older settlement in a marshy area.
Word origins
- Old Cassop
- Old EnglishAttestedold marshy ground(from ald "old", cassepe "marshy ground, place of rushes")
Historical forms
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