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Pit- placenames
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Petcokyr
OS 1234 5678
Berwickshire

Derivation:

probably "share of land on the Cokyr" (Cocker)

Notes:

Petcokyr is mentioned in the Coldingham Charters, 1182, as the name for the burn that forms boundary between East Lothian and Berwickshire.

References:

JB Johnston, 1940 - Place-Names of Berwickshire
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© Andy Sweet 2004