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.

Calcot Place

Early-attested site in the Parish of Theale

Historical Forms

  • Caldecote 13th ReadingC 1284 Ass
  • Colecote 1325 Cl
  • Caldicote, Calcote 1552 LRMB
  • Calcot 1544 ReadingA 1846 Snare

Etymology

Calcot Place, Caldecote 13thReadingC , 1284Ass , Colecote 1325 Cl, Caldicote , Calcote 1552LRMB , Calcot 1544 ReadingA, 1846 Snare, 'cold cottage(s)', v. c(e)ald, cot(e), and cf. 276.