Cosham
Cosham, Portsmouthcounty:
coords:
Hampshire
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COSHAM, modern parish formed of Widley and Wymering
The majority of early spellings, including one in the Laud text of the Old English Chronicle (early 12th century) ('s.a.' 1015), are of the type 'Cosham' without a trace of the medial 'e' which would license the interpretation 'estate or hemmed-in land of a man called Cossa', though Domesday Book and some 13th century spellings point in that direction. If it is not that, then what it might be is anybody's guess. It might contain Old English 'cost' (1) 'excellent', or (2) 'tansy', but the lack of 't' in any recorded form offers difficulties worse than derivation from 'Cossa'. On balance, the first interpretation is more likely. There are odd spellings of the type 'Corsham' in the 13th century which are hard to account for. Corsham (Wiltshire) shows the same development, and seems to be of the same origin as Cosham.
Shown on an old map by Harrison 1788
- settlement, hamlet - Portsdown Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1780s
Shown on an old map by Badeslade 1742
- settlement, village - Hampshire
Period - 1740s
Shown on an old map by Morden 1695
- settlement, hamlet - Portesdown Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1690s-1720s
Shown on an old map by Ogilby 1675
- settlement, village - Hampshire
Shown on an old map by Blaeu 1645
- settlement, hamlet - Portesdowne Hundred - Hantshire
Shown on an old map by Speed 1611
- settlement, hamlet - Portesdowne Hundred - Hantshire
Shown on an old map by Norden 1607
- settlement, hamlet - Portesdowne Hundred - Hamshire
Period - 1590s-1600s
Listed in Domesday Book
- Portesdone Hundred - Hantescire
Period - 11th century
In COSEHA~ sunt IIII hidae quae p~tin huic M~ [Wimeringes] ...
Listed in Domesday Book
- Portesdon Hundred - Hantescire
Period - 11th century
[... alii plures seruientes regis] ... Idem ANSCHITIL ten. de rege COSEHA~ . Bricmar tenuit de rege E in alodiu~ ...
Listed in Domesday Book
- Portesdon Hundred - Hantescire
Period - 11th century
... TEN HVGO DE EP~O BAIOC~SI ... Ipse H ten. COSSEHA~ et Goiffrid de eo . Bricsmar tenuit de rege E in alodiu~ ...
Listed in Domesday Book
- Portesdon Hundred - Hantscire
Period - 11th century
