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.

Upcott

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tedburn St Mary

Historical Forms

  • Opecota 1086 DB
  • Uppecote 1249 FF
  • Uppecote juxta Tetteburne 1313 Ass

Etymology

'Higher cot(e),' v. uppe .