Victor Manley, in his Regional Survey Of The Warminster District, Volume Five, compiled in the 1920s and 1930s, listed and attempted to explain the meaning of several local place names. He included Cuckoo Nest in his list, giving its location as “Rear of West Street, on north side.” Manley, seeking an explanation for the name, says “A sense of humour may have altered the original as a cuckoo does not make a nest but lays its eggs in other birds’ nests.”