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.

Uffcot

Early-attested site in the Parish of Shipton under Wychwood

Historical Forms

  • Hoffecote 1197 Thame
  • Uffecot 1220–8 Sar 13th

Etymology

Uffcot (lost) is Hoffecote (bis) 1197 Thame (p), Uffecot 1220–8 (13th) Sar. Probably 'Uffa 's cot(e).'

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement