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.

Muscoates

Major Settlement in the Parish of Kirkdale

Historical Forms

  • Musecote(s) 1154–63 Riev 1198–1214 RegAlbii.62 1227 FF 1282 YI 1333 Riev
  • Muskote c.1260 Malton
  • Muscotes 1385 Baildon 1416 YI
  • Mouscotes 1293 QW
  • Mosekotes 1301 LS
  • Mosecotes 1301 YI
  • Muscoites 1417 YI

Etymology

'Musi's cottages' v. cot . The ON  name Músi (LindBN, Nielsen) is from ON  mús 'mouse' and enters into Muscote (Nth).

Places in the same Parish