English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Chilcote

Major Settlement in the Parish of Chilcote

Historical Forms

  • Caldecote 1086 DB
  • Childecot(e), Chyldecot(e) 1205 P 1205 FineR 1206,1207,1210 Cur John Abbr 1230 P 1236,1243 Fees 1410 Fine
  • Chilcote 1419 IpmR 1577 DbAi 1610 Speed

Etymology

'Cottage of the young men', v. cild , cot .

Places in the same Parish