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.

Caldecote

Major Settlement in the Parish of Caldecote

Historical Forms

  • Caldecota 1086 DB
  • Kaldecote 1220 Fees
  • Caldecote juxta Asshewelle c.1340 Gesta
  • Chaldecot(e) 1209–35 Wells 1303 FA
  • Calcott 1526 SR
  • Calcott al. Caldecott 1597 DeedsEnrolled

Etymology

'Cold cottage(s),' v. cot(e). The place is on a slope facing north-west.

Places in the same Parish

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