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.

Froggatt

Major Settlement in the Parish of Froggatt

Historical Forms

  • Froggecot(e) 1225 ClR 1330 Ass 1424 Cl
  • Froggecoate 1423 Portland
  • Frogcot(e) Ed1 WollCh 1348 DbAxxxvi
  • Froggot(e) 1319 DbAxxii 1355 BelCh 1392,1416 DbAxxiii
  • Froggat(t) 1339 DbAxi
  • Froggegate (sic) 1203 P

Etymology

Probably 'frog cottage', v. frogga , cot . As in many examples with this first element, it has reference to damp or low-lying situations, being situated close to the left bank of the Derwent.

Places in the same Parish