Cottingham

Cottingham is a large village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England with slightly above average affluence. It lies just north-west of the city of Kingston upon Hull, and 3.5 miles from the city centre, and is part of the Hull urban area. Cottingham lies on the eastern edge of the Yorkshire Wolds with a parish population of over 17,000 in 2011. Cottingham is one of the villages claiming to be the largest village in England.
"Cottingham" is thought to derive from both British and Saxon root words: "Cot" from Ket, relating to the deity Ceridwen; ing a water meadow; and ham meaning home; the name corresponding to "habitation in the water meadows of Ket". The name has also been suggested to derive from a man's name "Cotta" plus -inga- and ham; corresponding to "habitation of cotta's people". Archaic spellings include Cotingeham , and Cotingham .

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