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.

Salcotes

Field in the Parish of Marsh Chapel

Historical Forms

  • Salcotes 1839 TA
  • le Saltcotes 1839 TA
  • Salte coates 1613 MinAcct
  • Salte coate holmes 1613 MinAcct

Etymology

Salcotes 1447*, le Saltcotes 1461*, Salt cotes 1553+, Salte coates, Salte coate holmes 1613(v. salt, cotwith holmr and cf. duas Salinas voc' too Salte Cootes(sic) 1545+, una bercaria vocat a Saltcote 1553+)