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.

Edgcote

Major Settlement in the Parish of Edgcote

Historical Forms

  • Hocecote 1086 DB
  • Hochecote t.Hy2 Cottxv,20 1428 FA
  • Hochcote 1297 Cl
  • Ochecot' 1220 Fees 1404 Ass
  • Ochecott 1223 WellsR
  • Ochocote 1383 ADiv
  • Hechcot 1284 FA 17th
  • Hogecote 1275 RH t.Ed3 SR
  • Hogekote 1285 Ass
  • Hoggecote 1323 ADiv
  • Oggecote 1404 Ass
  • Hegecote 15th Hist.Croyland.Continuatio
  • Edgecotte 1526 SR
  • Edgecoote 1535 VE
  • Ogecott c.1530 CtRequests

Etymology

No satisfactory suggestion can be made for this name.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site