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The Origin Of The Village Names
Nowadays known only as Thorganby, the parish is actually an amalgamation of both Thorganby and West Cottingwith, both of which have their own history whilst having lived cheek by jowl through the ages.
It seems safe to
assume, given the proximity of the regional centre of York - Eboracum to the
Romans - some 8 miles away and the
nearness of the then tidal river Derwent that this area would have been well known to both
Romans and Vikings. There is evidence of a Roman road running North from the
village. The Viking nature of the name of Thorganby which can be translated as farmstead
or village of a man called Thorgrímr from the Old Scandinavian personal name + bý:
Although the Thorganby that we know was also known as Turgisbi in 1086 and Turgrimebi in
1192. As for the West Cottingwith origins I will leave the reader to work out the
West whilst
noting Cottingwith
was Coteuuid in 1086 and Cotingwic in 1195. The overall breakdown would appear to be that
Cott was a mans name; ing referred to his dairy farm, both
from the Old English, whilst the with is a Viking, or Old Scandinavian,
extension referring to a wood.
Conservation Area
The village has long been scheduled as a Conservation area, meaning that modern development has been limited in number and largely controlled in appearance. This level of planning protection has encouraged ownership pride so that the housing stock is well maintained and the appearance of the whole displays a sympathetic continuity aware of its history but very much involved with the 21st century.
History
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