Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Nordcotis c.1115 LS

• Northcotes 1202 Ass 1242–43 Fees c.1250 Alv 13 FF 1253 ValNor 1254 RH 1275,1276 Tax 1291 Ipm 1295 Cl 1300 Pat 1309 Anc 1311 Ipm 1311 Fine 1312 FA 1316 Ipm 1317 Cl 1331 SR 1332 BT 1781

• North Cotes 1294 Ipm 1299 Pat 1300 Orig 1428 FA 1610 Speed 1690 Terrier 1769,1776 BT 1789 Foster

• Northcots 1535 VEiv a1567 LNQv 1664 Terrier

• North Coots 1536–37 Dugdvi

• Northcootes 1626 BT 1634 VisitN

• North cotes 1577,1625 Terrier

• Northcotis 1353 Misc

• Northecotes 1226–28 Fees 1327 SR 1360,1361 Pat 1524 MinAcct 1562 BT

• Northcote 1276 RH 1303 FA

• Norcotes 1212 Fees 1256 FF 1375 Works 1389 Cl 1705 NW

• Norkotes 1275 RH

• Norcotts 1526 Sub

• Norcottes 1553,1554 Pat

• Norhtcotes (sic) 1238–41 Fees

• Nortcotes 1242–43 Fees 1275 RH

• Northcoates 1616 BT 1658,1661 Foster 1679 Terrier 1685 BT

• North Coats 1686 1729 Foster

• North Coates 1695,1688,1692 Em

• Coates Borealis 1723 SDL

Etymology

The cottages, the huts to the north', v. norð , cot . There is no contrasting South Coates; it is likely, therefore, that North Coates was named in relation to Fulstow, the village to the south.