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.

Woodcote

Early-attested site in the Parish of Leek Wootton

Historical Forms

  • Widecote 1086 DB
  • Wdecote t.Hy1 Kenilworth
  • Wudecota 1173 P 1190 AC
  • Wudicota 1190 P
  • Wudecotes 1212 FF
  • Wodecote 1221 Ass 1457 FF
  • Woodycote 1605 ib

Etymology

Woodcote is Widecote 1086 DB, Wdecote t. Hy 1Kenilworth , Wudecota 1173 P, 1190 AC, Wudicota 1190 P, Wudecotes 1212 FF, Wodecote 1221Ass et freq to 1457FF , Woodycote 1605 ib.'Cottage(s) by the wood,' v. cot(e). Once divided into Woodcote- inferior and Woodcote-superior (Dugdale 182).

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement