Cox Green, Greater Manchester

Cox Green is a settlement near to Bolton within the Egerton district of Greater Manchester. It is primarily a residential town.
Etymology.
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.
Cox Green is on the A666 road.