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Survey of English Place-Names

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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).'