Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• le Manor Place alias Westecorte 1541–3 LDRH

• West Courts 1542 LPxvii

• “manor of” Westcote 1549 Pat

• le Westcote m16 Cragg

• Maner' vocat Westcote 1589–91 MinAcct

• Mannor of Westcote 1633 AOMB

• Messuage … called Westcote house 1649 ParlSurv

• (the) Westcote 1709,1713 BarrowTB

• the West Cote Homestead 1803 EnclA

Etymology

, le Manor Place alias Westecorte 1541–3 LDRH, West Courts 1542 LP xvii, “manor of ” Westcote 1549 Pat, le Westcote m16Cragg ,Maner ' vocat Westcote 1589–91MinAcct , Mannor of Westcote 1633AOMB 390 , Messuage … called Westcote house 1649ParlSurv , (the )Westcote 1709, 1713 BarrowTB, the West Cote Homestead 1803EnclA . The first two spellings suggest that the second el . is court ' a large house, a manor-house ' , while all the rest are from cot ' acottage, etc . ' . It is impossible to be certain , therefore , whether the original meaning is ' the west manor house ' or ' the west cottage ' , v. west , court , cot , especially when the different forms are almost contemporary .