Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Sudcotes 1086 DB

• Sut Cotum c.1115 LS

• Parva Cotes 1177 P 1226–28,1242–43 Fees 1254 ValNor 1275 RH 1303 FA 1311 Orig 1316,1346,1428,1431 FA

• parva Cotes 1291 Tax

• Parva Cotis 1219 Fees

• Parua Cotes 1203 P 1327,1332 SR 1381 Peace

• parua Cotes 1272 Ass 1320 CottCh 1349 Cor

• Cotes Parva 1313 Inqaqd 1526 Sub

• Cotes parva 1595,1602,1614 BT

• Cotts Parva 1535 VEiv

• Coots Parva 1539–40 Dugdiv

• Cootes parua 1563 BT

• Cottes parva 1570 ib

• Cotes - 1640,1743 ib

• - parva 1822 Terrier

• “Little” Cotes 1227 Ch 1258,1260 Pat 1266 Misc 1278 Ch 1287,1292 Ipm 1306,1309 Pat 1314 Ipm 1432 Pat

• Littelcotes 1377,1384 Fine

• Litelcotes 1383,1393,1406 Pat

• Litill Cotis 1493–1500 ECP

• Lyttle Cotts 1535 VEiv

• Litle Cottes 1539 LPxi

• littyll coytes 1546 GrimsCBiii

• lytell coottes 1566 BT 1580 Terrier

• Little Cotes 1610 Speed 1828 Bry

• Little Cootes 1671,1690 BT

• Little Coates 1674,1679 Terrier 1691,1724 BT

• Littlecoats 1759 BRA

• litlecotes 1612 BT

• Litlecoates 1616 ib

• Litle Coats 1627,1632,1668,1676 ib

• Litle Cotes 1634 Terrier

Etymology

The earliest spellings indicate that this is 'the cottages, the sheds or shelters to the south', v. sūð , cot , and that at an early date sūð was replaced by lȳtel 'little'. In both cases the description is in relation to Great Coates immediately to the north. In contrast to the latter only a single spelling has been noted reflecting the dat.pl. form cotum .