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.

Vaddicott

Early-attested site in the Parish of Shebbear

Historical Forms

  • Faddecote 1212 Fees99 1238 Ass
  • Fadecote 1249 Ass 1330 SR 1386 IpmR
  • Vadecote 1346 Ass

Etymology

'Fadda 's cot(e),' cf. Fadmoor PN NRY 62.