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.

Westcott

Other OS name in the Parish of Marwood

Historical Forms

  • Westecoth 1242 Fees774
  • Westecotedoune 1386 Ass

Etymology

is Westecoth 1242 Fees 774, Westecotedoune 1386Ass .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement