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

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".).

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.

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