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.

Southcote Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ruislip

Historical Forms

  • Suhtcote 1296 SelectPleas
  • Suthcote 1342 FF
  • Southcote 1343 ib

Etymology

Southcote Fm is Suhtcote 1296 Select Pleas (p), Suthcote 1342 FF, Southcote 1343 ib. v. cot(e). It is north of Ruislip and it is difficult to say in relation to what place it is described as South.