English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Higher Prestacott

Other OS name in the Parish of Ashwater

Historical Forms

  • Prustecote 1337 Pat
  • Pristacott 1621 Recov

Etymology

is Prustecote 1337 Pat,Pristacott 1621Recov . ' Priests' cot(e) . '

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement