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.

Caldecote

Early-attested site in the Parish of Newport Pagnell

Historical Forms

  • Caldecote 1086 DB
  • Caudecote 1250 Fees 1272 Ipm
  • Calcote 1526 LP

Etymology

'Cold cottages' v. ceald , cot . Lies on the top of rising ground, in an exposed situation.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement