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.

Elmscott

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hartland

Historical Forms

  • Ilmundescote 1281 Ass
  • Ylmondescote, Ylmannescote 1301 DA
  • Hilmandyscote 1333 SR
  • Yelmescott, Emescott, Emenscott 1566 DA

Etymology

Probably 'Aelfmund 's cottages,' v. cot(e), with the same type of OE  dialectal variant *Ielfmund as gave rise to the double forms of Ilfracombe supra 46. Aelfmund is not on record, but would be a regular formation.