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.

Westcot

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sparsholt

Historical Forms

  • Wescot' 1165 P
  • Westcota 1166 ib
  • Westecot' 1230–1 FF
  • Wescote c.1265 S c.1280

Etymology

Westcot, Wescot '1165 P, Westcota 1166 ibet passim with variant spellings Westcotha , Westcote , Westcot ', Westkot '; Westecot '1230–1FF , Wescote c. 1265 (c. 1280) S, 'west cottage(s)' (i.e. W. of Sparsholt), v. west , cot(e).