Youngcott
Early-attested site in the Parish of Milton Abbot
Historical Forms
- Iundcot late13th Deed
- Yuncote 1276 FF
- Hundcot 1284 FA
- Hyndcote, Yundcote al. Hundcote 1336 BM
- Youngcott 1658 BM
Etymology
v. cot(e). For the first element, v. Indicombe supra 35. Youngcott is a stage further away from Milton than Hardicott and the name means 'beyond the cottages (at Hardicott).'