Campscott
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ilfracombe
Historical Forms
- Kamescoth' 1242 Fees771
- Cambescote 1326 Ipm
- Cammescote 1346 FA
- Camescote 1371 IpmR
Etymology
'Camme 's cot(e).' This may, as suggested by Blomé (21), be the same Camme whose son Bristric held the not far distant manor of Bugford in East Down in 1086 (DB f. 126 b).