Walcote
Early-attested site in the Parish of Martham
Historical Forms
- Walcote 1386 CtMartham
Etymology
Walcote (lost), Walcote 1386Ct Martham . Since there is only one old spelling, the exact meaning remains uncertain. The single old spelling here suggests that the first el. is w(e)all or w(e)ald. If a medial -e - has been lost, this name is identical with Walcott, Happing Hundred. v. walh , cot or cote , i.e. 'the cottage(s) of the Welshmen' (< wala -).
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Alder Carr
- Black Street
- Brakeham Plantation
- Brooklyn House
- Cess
- Ipn
- Cess Farm
- Church Lane
- Church Room
- Dairybarn Farm
- Damgate
- White Street
- Damgate Farm
- Decoy Carr
- Ferrygate Lane
- The Firs
- Gibbet Hill
- The Green
- Grove Farm
- Horse Mill Plantation
- Manor Farm
- Market Road
- Martham Broad
- Martham Ferry
- Ferrygate Lane
- Martham Hall
- Moregrove
- Mustard Hyrn
- Oak Carr
- Rectory Farm
- Reeve's Carr
- Repps Road
- Sutfield House
- Thunder Hill
- White Street, The Green