The Sign
The new sign was commissioned by the Parish Council and created by Michael Wells, carved in wood. It was originally unveiled in 1987 by Robert Shawer, former lord of Earls Hall and Cockfield manors.

The cock at the top is shown in a field, a rebus of the village name. The oxlip flower can be seen below the cock and grows in profusion in nearby Bull's Wood. A wheatsheaf can be seen on the left representing the agricultural nature of the village, with the church of St Peter on the right. The names shown on the scrolls represent the eight hamlets, all greens that the village is comprised of. These are: Smithwood, Colchester, Buttons, Cross, Great, Parsonage, Old Hall and Windsor. The two crests either side of the name are the de Vere (left) and Spring (right) families.

The Name and Population
The population was 868 at the 2011 census.  called Cokefeld 946-951, Cohhanfeldaea, Cochanfelda 962-991 and Cothefelda in 1086. The name means "The open land of a man called Cohha", from Old English.

Other Points of Interest

The village previously had a railway station on the Long Melford-Bury St Edmunds branch line, but it was closed in 1961 as part of the Beeching cuts. 

The church of St Peter is regarded as one of the finest in the county and was a result of the Wool Trade wealth back in Medieval times.

The finding of a sword (now in the Moyse Hall Museum in Bury St Edmunds) is evidence of Bronze Age settlement, and a number of findings indicate ancient defensive ditches, known as The Warbanks.

The sign was nearly removed in 2003 by the new owner of the land, says an article in 2003 - https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/21319302.residents-fight-save-village-sign/