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.

Elcot

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kintbury

Historical Forms

  • Hellecot', Hellecote 1284 Ass
  • Ellecote 1286 Ch
  • Elecote 1316 FA
  • Elcot 1761 Rocque

Etymology

Elcot, Hellecot ', Hellecote 1284Ass , Ellecote 1286 Ch, Elecote 1316 FA, Elcot 1761 Rocque. Elcot Marsh is mentioned 1807RecOffCat .'Ella's cottage(s)', v. cot(e).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement