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.

Somercotes

Early-attested site in the Parish of Alfreton

Historical Forms

  • Somercote 1304 Beau 1306 Ass 1318 Pat
  • Somercotes 1330 Ass 1547–51 ChancP 1570 FF
  • Somercoytes 1519 DbAxix
  • Somercoote 1535 Val

Etymology

Somercotes, Somercote 1304Beau , 1306 Ass (p), 1318 Pat, Somercotes 1330Ass (p), 1547–51 ChancP, 1570FF , Somercoytes 1519 DbA xix, Somercoote 1535 Val. 'Summer cottage(s)', v. sumor , cot .