Hescott
Early-attested site in the Parish of Hartland
Historical Forms
- Hersecote 1167 P
- Herscote 1333 SR
- Herscoote, Harscott 1566 DA
Etymology
This name would seem to go with Harescombe and Haresfield, the names of adjacent Gloucestershire parishes of which the DB forms are Harsecome and Hersefeld . (For further forms v. PN Gl 78 and cf. Hersden in Sturry (K), Hersyng ', 1327 and 1333SR .) The most natural explanation of these names is to assume that the places were owned by a man named Hersa , an unrecorded pers. name which would be the exact cognate of the much discussed OScand name Hariso . Cf. Zachrisson in Festskrift til Finnur Jónsson , 316 ff.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Cheristow
- Docton
- Eddistone
- Elmscott
- Exmansworthy
- Farford
- Fatacott
- Markadon
- Meddon
- Milford
- Forcewell
- Galsham
- Gawlish
- Hindharton
- Hole, North and South
- Kernstone
- Long Furlong
- Lutsford
- Putshole
- Rosedown
- Stoke
- Summerwell
- Titchberry
- Tosberry
- Trellick
- Velly
- Wargery
- Welsford
- Yagland
Other OS name
- Gorvin
- Greenlake
- Hardisworthy
- Hartland Point
- Hendon Moor
- Henstridge Wood
- Highford
- Holloford
- Leigh
- St Leonards
- Loveland
- Mettaford
- Moor
- Natcott
- Netherton
- Newberry Wood
- Newton
- Norton
- Pattard Cross
- Philham
- Pitt
- Prustledge Wood
- Reeve Wood
- Retheridge Wood
- Seckington
- Sowden
- Staddon
- Stowford
- Sutterland
- Thorne
- True
- Warmleigh
- Wembsworthy
- Yapham
- Youlden Wood
- Youltree Cross
- Ackworthy
- Baxworthy
- Beckland
- Berry
- Biteford
- Blackpool Mill
- Blagdon
- Blegberry
- Brawns Wood
- Bremlidge
- Brownsham
- Bursdon
- Butterbury
- Dadworthy
- Deer Park
- Deptford
- Down
- Firebeacon
- Ford
- Foxhole
- Goldenpark