Wincot
Early-attested site in the Parish of Clifford Chambers
Historical Forms
- Wenecote 1086 DB
- Woncote 1416 ADiv
- Winecot(e), Wynecot(e) 1221 Ass 1260 FF 1362 ADiv
- Winnecote, Wynnecote 1267 Glouc 1319 FF
- Wyncote, Wyncott 1362 ADiv 1494,1541,1620 FF
Etymology
'Wina's cottage', v. cot . The pers.n. is OE Wina or Wynna (Redin 58). Probably Shakespeare's Wincot (Taming of the Shrew Ind. ii, 22).