Coggeshall

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proper noun

A town in Essex, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref TL8522).

OriginOld English Cogeshala →
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Meanings

proper nounCoggeshall (plural Coggeshalls)

plural Coggeshalls

  1. A town in Essex, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref TL8522).
  2. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old EnglishCogeshala
  2. EnglishCoggeshall

From Old English Cogeshala (attested in the Domesday Book), from *Cogg (personal name) + healh (“nook”).

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APA

Coggeshall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coggeshall

MLA

“Coggeshall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coggeshall. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Coggeshall,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coggeshall.

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