62 DEKBVSHIRE PLACE-NAMES. 



Chuxai.. D.B. Chineltone? I). Kiihnel, a p. n. Cvenild, a 



p. n. in D.B. 

 Church Brou(;hton. See ?]roughton. 

 Church (Irf.slev. See Castle Gresley. 

 Clay Cross. D. Klee, a p. n. 

 Cliffe Ash. N. Klif, a cliff. 

 Clifton. D.B. Cliftune ; N. Klif. a cliff. 

 Clown. D.B. Clune; B. Cltiti, Clunin (cloon), a meadow. Or 



N. khituii, a boor, with the suffix lost. Comp. Clun, Salop. 

 Clownholme. See above, and " holm " in Test Words. 

 CoDDiNGTON. D.B. Codesdene ; N. Kotungiu; a cottager. 

 CoDNOR. D.B. Cotenovre. See above. 

 Combs Edge. N. Kiimbi, a n. n. Or P). C^viu, a hollow. 

 Compstall. See above, sialh-, a stall, crib. 

 CoMPTON. See above. 



Coneygree. B. Coinicer (cunnikere) a rabbit warren. 

 Congrkave. N. Kd?igr, a King ; giof, an entrenchment. 

 CoTMANHAV. N. Kot-wu^r, Koitttigar, a cot-man, cottager; ha^^ : 



Fr. hai, liaye, pasture. 

 CoTON. D.B. Codetune. See Coddington. 

 Cowley. D.B. Collei ; N. KoUi\, a p. n. 

 COXBENCH. N. Kokkr ; D. Kock, p. n. ; bakki, a bank. 

 Cressbrook. D. Gress, a p. n. 

 Cresswell. See above. 

 Crich. D.B. Crice ; B. Cri'ig (creeg), a hill. 

 Crowuycote. I). Groot, Grot/i, Gnide, G>i/f, p. n. ; N. 



Grautr ; A.S. gnit^ groats, a n. n., as in Graittar-Halii. Or 



N. grjot : A.S. greot ; grit, gravel, iiebbles, rough stones or 



rubble. Hence the word "grout.'" A cot was originally a 



mud hut. 

 Cromford. D.B. Crunforde. N. Kniiniiii. a n. n. ; D. Kni/ii, 



p. n. Or the crooked ford. 

 Croxall. D.B. Crocheshalle ; N. Krbkr, a n. n. ; D. Krog, 



p. n. Croc a p. n. in D.B. 

 Cubley. D.B. Coblei ; N. KobH, a dimin. of Jakob: D. Kube, 



Kob, p. n. Cobbe, a p. n. in D.l>. 



