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Cox Green, Greater Manchester

Coordinates: 53°37′12″N 2°25′41″W / 53.620°N 2.428°W / 53.620; -2.428
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Cox Green
Cox Green Road, Cox Green
Cox Green is located in Greater Manchester
Cox Green
Cox Green
Location within Greater Manchester
OS grid referenceSD716138
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBOLTON
Postcode districtBL7
Dialling code01204
PoliceGreater Manchester
FireGreater Manchester
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Greater Manchester
53°37′12″N 2°25′41″W / 53.620°N 2.428°W / 53.620; -2.428

Cox Green is a settlement near to Bolton within the Egerton district of Greater Manchester. It is primarily a residential town.

Etymology

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Green is from Old English cocc "cock(i.e. crest of a hill) in the plural form coccs (the plural form represented by modern "s".). Due to corruption of the name over the years, the name is similar to the modern surname Cox (which it is similar to, but not quite related). The name was recorded as Cosse in 1108, and Couuse in 1146 and Cokksgrene in 1248. 'Green' is a modern addition, referring to the village common.

Roads & transport

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Cox Green is on the A666 road.