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.

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 -).