Owlcotes
Early-attested site in the Parish of Heath
Historical Forms
- Caldecotes 1086 DB
- Hulecotes John BelCh
- (H)ulecot' 1211 Cur Hy3 WollCh
- Ulcotes alias Owle Cotes 1582 FF
- Holecote 1257 FF
- (H)oulecotes, (H)oulekotes 1271 Ch 1281 Ass 1328 Banco
- Owl(e)cot(t)es 1413,1415 HardCh 1431 FA
- Oldcoat(e) 1744 DKR 1829 Glover
Etymology
'Owl cottages', v. ūle , cot , the DB form being presumably an error. Cf. Oldcoates (PN Nt 99), where it is stated that there has been later confusion with old . The development was, however, probably purely dialectal.