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.

Ellacott

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bratton Clovelly

Historical Forms

  • Allecote 1281 Ass
  • Ayl(l)ecote 1286 SR 1311 Exon 1322 Ass
  • Aillecote 1317 Exon 1353 FF

Etymology

Ellacott is

Allecote 1281Ass (p), Ayl (l )ecote 1286SR (p), 1311 Exon(p), 1322Ass (p), Aillecote 1317 Exon (p), 1353 FF. 'Ægela 's cot(e).' This name is not recorded, but would be a weak form of Ægel (v. PN Bk 145).