Clattercote
Major Settlement in the Parish of Claydon with Clattercote
Historical Forms
- Claterecota 1167 P
- Clatercota 1168 P
- Clatercot 1235 Cl early18th ParColl
- Clattercote 1526 LS
- Clatrecot 1204 P
- Cladercot 1797 Davis
Etymology
Ekwall (DEPN) suggests that this is 'cot(e) by a clatter,' and that the dialect word clatter , meaning 'debris, loose stones,' may be old, although it is not recorded till the 19th century. The same element is apparently found in Clatterford Wt and Clater He.