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.

Wath Cote

Early-attested site in the Parish of Easby

Historical Forms

  • Warth 1137–46 Easby
  • Warthe Cote 1301 LS

Etymology

'Cottage near the heap of stones' v. varða . The varða probably refers to the earthwork called Scots Dyke by which the cot stands.

Places in the same Parish