Cox Green is a village in the

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district,

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, England, situated on the south bank of the

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between

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and Offerton. The village is linked to Washington Staithes on the north bank of the river, by the Cox Green Footbridge. It is primarily a

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village.

Etymology

Cox Green is from

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''cocc'' "cock" (crest of a hill) in the plural form ''coccs'' (the plural form represented by modern "s"). Due to

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of the name over the years, the name is similar to the modern surname Cox. 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. As of January 2010, there are 23 people living in the village. There is a pub called the Oddfellows Arms.

Roads & transport

Cox Green is situated to the north of the A183 road, about a mile west of its intersection with the main A19 trunk road. It had a

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from the 1850s until 1964, which unsurprisingly fell victim to the

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