Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Wodecote 1244 1307 Pat 1396 IpmR 15 ShaftR 1409 Cl c.1500 Eg

• Wodecot' 1547 Ct

• Estwodecotes 1387 FF

• Wodecotys 1456 ib

• Woodcotes 1575 Saxton 1774 Hutch1

• Woodcotes or Woodcotts 1869 Hutch3

• Woodcotts 1618 Map

• Woodcutts 1811 OS

Etymology

Woodcutts (Fm) (ST 972171), Wodecote 1244Ass (p), Abbr (p), 1307 Pat, 1396 IpmR, 15ShaftR , 1409 Cl, c. 1500Eg , Wodecot '1547Ct , Estwodecotes 1387 FF, Wodecotys 1456 ib, Woodcotes 1575 Saxton, 1774 Hutch1, Woodcotes or Woodcotts 1869 Hutch3, Woodcotts 1618Map , Woodcutts 1811 OS, 'cottage(s) in a wood', v. cot , wudu , ēast , cf. Woodcutts Fm 2147. There is still a wooded area of Cranborne Chase to the N.