Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Boroardescote 1086 DB

• Burwardescota 1130 P

• Burwardescote 1242–3 Fees 1275–6 RH 1284 Ass 1474 Stonor

• Burwardestok' 1284 Ass

• Burwardscott 1535 VE

• Burewardescot 1199–1200 FF

• Borewardescot', Burewardescote 1220 Fees 1338 Pat

• Buregardescot' 1225–6 FF

• Borewardescote, Burewardescote 1284 Ass 1431 Stonor

• Borewardescot' 1294 SR

• Borewardescot 1322 AD

• Borewerdescote 1369 BM

• Burdwardescote 1284 Ass

• Burgwardescot 1284 Ass

• Bourgwarde(s)cote 1341 AD

• Burghwardescote 1366 Pat 1412 Fine 1476 Stonor

• Burworthescote 1323 Cl

• Borfordescote 1327 SR 1381 Throckmorton

• Burfordescote 1377 Fine

• Burscote 1412 FA

• Borewescote 1416 Stonor

• Borowyscot, Boroughescote 1475 ib

• Bruscote 1479 Stonor

• Barowyscott c.1475 Stonor

• Buskets 1666 RecOffMap

• Buscot 1736 PubLib

Etymology

'Burgweard's cot(e)'; short forms such as Burscote evidently existed for a considerable time side by side with longer forms like Burwardscott . OE  burh-weard 'town guardian' is perhaps less likely in combination with cot(e) than a pers.n.