Pitchcott
Major Settlement in the Parish of Pitchcott
Historical Forms
- Pichecot(e) 1176 P 1199 Fines 1220 Fees313 1237 Gross 1241 Ass 1284 FA 1292 Pat 1300 Ipm 1302 FA 1328 Ch
- Picchecota 1177 P 1380 Pat
- Pichekote 1179 P Hyiii Ipm
- Pichescote 1227 Ass
- Puchecote 1241 Ass 1300 Ipm
- Pychecote 1255 For 1262 Ass 1300 Abbr 1316 Cl 1346 Pat
- Pichecote juxta Cuvyng (sic) 1348 Pat
- Pechecote 1376,1377 Pat
- Pychcote 1400 ADii
- Pycchecote 1422 Pat
- Pyttescott 1536 LP
- Petchecott 1584 Archd
Etymology
'Cottage(s) of Picca .' Pīc is on record in OE (Redin 22) and Picca may be inferred from Pican stapele (BCS 299) and Piccingawurþ (KCD 812). The related diminutive *Picel occurs in Pitstone eleven miles S.E. from Pitchcott. For Puche - cf. Chicheley supra .
Places in the same Parish
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