History of Cossall Marsh
Cossall Marsh is a small area within the parish of Cossall in the Broxtowe district of Nottinghamshire. Cossall itself is a historic village mentioned in the Domesday Book as 'Coteshale', meaning 'Cott's nook of land'. The village is famously associated with D. H. Lawrence, who used it as the model for 'Cossethay' in his novel The Rainbow. The 'Marsh' area refers to the low-lying ground near the Erewash Canal and the Nottinghamshire-Derbyshire border. The Erewash Canal, opened in 1779, was an important waterway during the Industrial Revolution. Today Cossall Marsh retains a semi-rural character despite its proximity to the urbanised areas of Ilkeston and Trowell.