Gaunts Earthcott
Early-attested site in the Parish of Almondsbury
Historical Forms
- Herdicote 1086 DB
- Erdicot', Erdycot' 1221 Ass 1230–1259 Mrk 1248 FF
- Erdecote 1231 Mrk 1275 Asht 1287 Ass 1305 FF 1313 Ch 1510 BrCh
- Erdecote Gaunts 1541 LP
- Herdecot' 1276 RH 1291 Tax
- Erdcote Gauntes 1540 MinAcct
- Erthecot 1289 Cl 1466 Pat 1535 VE
- Erthcot' als. Ercott' 1557 FF
- Ercotte als. Irdecotte 1589 FF
- Gaunt(e)s Yrcote, Ircote 1542 LP c.1603 TRMB
Etymology
'Earth cottage', probably 'one made of earth', v. eorðe , cot . For the medial -i - spellings cf. Cattybrook (supra ). 'Gaunts' to distinguish it from Row Earthcott (111 infra ), because it was a parcel of the manor of St Mark's Hospital 'al 'dict ' leʒ Gauntes ' (1540MinAcct 1240), and is referred to in a charter of Henry de Gaunt (Mrk 180); cf. Gaunts Hospital (93supra ) and Rudder 224.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Hogston
- Sundayshill Covert
- Brokenborough
- Cattybrook Fm
- Easter Compton
- Compton Greenfield
- Hortham Fm
- Woodlands (Wood)
- Hempton
- Knole Park
- Over
- Patchway
Other OS name
- Old Coffer Gout
- Almondsbury Hill
- Bagwood Fm
- Baileys Mead Rhine
- Bell Gout
- Blackhorse Hill
- Bowsland Fm
- Brand Ho
- Callicroft Fm
- Church Fm
- Court Fm
- Ellicks Woods
- Hayes Fm & Hayes Wood
- Highwood Ho
- Knap Ho
- Knoll Fm
- Marshwal Lane
- Mill Rhine
- Monmouth Hill
- The Mount
- Newman's Hill
- Oldfields
- Oakhall Fm
- Pegwell Wood
- Pound Fm
- Ramsleaze Pool
- Ridge Plat & Ridge Wood
- Ringhurst Fm
- Round Hill
- St Swithin's Chapel & St Swithin's Fm
- Shaymoor Lane
- Sparable
- Stoke Lane
- Washingpool Fm
- Weavers Wood