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.

Glascote

Major Settlement in the Parish of Tamworth

Historical Forms

  • Glascote t.Hy2 Pat 1398 FF 1206,1285 Ipm 1292 IpmR 1432
  • Gloscot 1565 ParReg
  • Glascocke 1667 HT

Etymology

The first element may be a river-name Glas (cf. RN 175), possibly that of the small stream on which the place stands.Alternatively it is possible that it contains an early reference to the use or making of glass.