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From the Old English personal name Cotta + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A small settlement and civil parish (served by Coddington and District Parish Council) in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4555). Full definition →
From the Old English personal name Cotta + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.