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.

Wolfscote Grange

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hartington Town Quarter

Historical Forms

  • Wlstonescot 1323 Ass
  • Wolstoniscote 1330 ib
  • Wolstoncotes 1330 Ch
  • Wolfstoncote 1383 Cor
  • Wolstancote 1417 MinAcct
  • Wolscote 1415 DuLaMB
  • Wollescott 1529–32 ECP
  • Wulscote 1577 Saxton 1610 Speed
  • Wooscote grange 1633 DbAvi
  • Woscote Hall 1767 Burdett 1798 Tuke 1789 Noble

Etymology

Wolfscote Grange, Wlstonescot 1323Ass , Wolstoniscote 1330 ib, Wolstoncotes 1330 Ch, Wolfstoncote 1383Cor (p), Wolstancote 1417MinAcct , Wolscote 1415DuLaMB , Wollescott 1529–32 ECP, Wulscote 1577 Saxton, 1610 Speed, Wooscote grange 1633 DbA vi, Woscote Hall 1767 Burdett, 1798 Tuke, 1789 Noble. 'Wulfstān's cottage', v. cot and grange .