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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.

Murcot

Early-attested site in the Parish of Childswickham

Historical Forms

  • Morcot(e) 1276 RH 1327 SR
  • Morkote 1287 Ass
  • Morecote 1374 Ipm 1549 Pat
  • Murcot(e) 1393 FF 1535 VE 1673 PR

Etymology

Murcot, Morcot (e )1276 RH, 1327SR , Morkote 1287Ass , Morecote 1374 Ipm, 1549 Pat, Murcot (e )1393FF , 1535 VE, 1673 PR 4.'Cottage on the marsh', v. mōr , cot , cf. Murcott (iii, 163infra ).

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement