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.

Herdicott

Other OS name in the Parish of Clawton

Historical Forms

Hurdecote 1281 Ass

Herdacott 1641 Recov

Etymology

is Hurdecote 1281Ass (p),Herdacott 1641Recov . ' Shepherds' cot(e) , ' cf. Herdwick infra 149 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement

Clawton