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.

Walcot Lodge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Fotheringhay

Historical Forms

  • Walecote 1261 Ass
  • pons de Walcotforth 1330 Ass

Etymology

Walcot Lodge is Walecote 1261Ass , pons de Walcotforth 1330Ass . 'cot(e) of the serfs or Britons,' cf. Walcot infra 242.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement