Hulcote
Early-attested site in the Parish of Easton Neston
Historical Forms
- Halecote, Hulecote 1086 DB
- Halecot 1235 Cl
- Hulecot(a) 1189 P t.Ed3 ADii
- Hulcote c.1226 ADiii 1321 Cl
- Hulcote by Toucestre 1335 Ipm
- Holecote 13th ADii 1275 RH 1281 ADi
- Holcot(e) 1300 Ipm 1316 FA
- Ulecot' 1230 Cl 1237 Cl
- Ullecot' 1232 FF
- Hullecot(e) 1237 Cl 1256 FF
Etymology
The persistent u in the forms of this name suggests that here, as in Hulcott (PN Bk 151), we have a compound of OE hulu , 'hull, husk, hovel,' or the derivative hulc , and cot(e), hence 'hovel-like cottages.'