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Survey of English Place-Names

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Coldicote

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hawling

Historical Forms

  • Callicote 1086 DB
  • Caldicota 1220 Fees 1317 WinchLB
  • Coldecote 1270 Ipm

Etymology

Coldicote (lost), Callicote 1086 DB, Caldicota 1220 Fees, 1317 WinchLB (p), Coldecote 1270 Ipm. 'Cold, cheerless cottage', v. cald , cot , cf. Calcot (i, 166supra ). Taylor (following Rudder) equated this place with Westfield (infra ).

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement