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Survey of English Place-Names

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Barcote Manor

Early-attested site in the Parish of Buckland

Historical Forms

  • Bereket' 1216 ClR
  • Berecot' 1220,1242–3 Fees
  • Bercot' 1220 Cur 1223–4 FF
  • Berecote 1242–3 Fees
  • Berekote 1263 Ipm
  • Bercote 1284 Ass 1375 Fine 1428 FA 1504 Ipm
  • Barcott 1661 SpecCom

Etymology

Barcote Manor, Bereket '1216 ClR, Berecot '1220, 1242–3 Fees, Bercot '1220 Cur, 1223–4FF , Berecote 1242–3 Fees, Berekote 1263 Ipm, Bercote 1284Ass , 1375 Fine, 1428 FA, 1504 Ipm, Barcott 1661SpecCom , 'barley cottage', v. bere , cot(e). Perhaps identical in meaning with the common name Barton, which is usually translated 'grange'. The unidentified DB Lierecote may possibly belong here; it was in Ganfield Hundred.