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.

Cote

Early-attested site in the Parish of Westbury on Trym

Historical Forms

  • Cote 1248 Ass 1299 RBB 1327 SR 1455 IpmR
  • Cote-house 1779 Rudder

Etymology

Cote, Cote 1248Ass , 1299RBB , 1327SR (p)et freq to 1455 IpmR, Cote-house 1779 Rudder 796. v. cot 'cottage'.