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.

Heathcote

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hartington Nether Quarter

Historical Forms

  • Hedcote late12th Derby 1263 Ass
  • grangia de Hethcote 1244 FF 1291 Tax 1328 Pat 1610 Speed
  • Hetcote 1276 RH 1330 Ass 1348 DbAxxxvi
  • Hethecote 1415 DuLaMB
  • Heythcote 1417 MinAcct
  • Heathcoate Grange 1566 DbAxxvii

Etymology

Heathcote, Hedcote late 12thDerby , 1263 Ass, grangia de Hethcote 1244 FF, 1291 Tax, 1328 Patet passim to 1610 Speed, Hetcote 1276 RH, 1330Ass , 1348 DbA xxxvi(p), Hethecote 1415DuLaMB , Heythcote 1417MinAcct , Heathcoate Grange 1566 DbA xxvii.'Heath cottage', v. hǣð , cot , cf. Hearthcote infra 637. The grange apparently belonged to the Abbey of Garendon, v. grange .