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.

Warracott

Early-attested site in the Parish of Marystow

Historical Forms

  • Woruegate 1333 SR 1335 Ass

Etymology

v. geat . The first element may be OE  weorf , 'cattle, beast of burden,' hence, 'gate of the cattle.' For interchange of cott and gate cf. Portgate infra 208.

Places in the same Parish