Field Burcote
Early-attested site in the Parish of Green's Norton
Historical Forms
- Burecot 1200,1204 Cur
- Bulecot' 1200 Cur
- Burcot(e) 1204 Cur 1256 FineR
- Borcote 1316 FA
- Feldenburcote 1330 Ass
- Burcote feelde 1500 Ct
Etymology
Field Burcote is Burecot 1200, 1204 Cur, Bulecot '1200 Cur, Burcot (e )1204 Cur, 1256 FineR, Borcote 1316 FA, Feldenburcote 1330Ass , Burcote feelde 1500Ct . We may compare Burcot's Fm in East Stratton (Ha), BCS 602 Burcote and Burcott (So), KCD 816Burcotan . This is fairly common as a place-name, and it is probably in most cases a compound of bur and cot(e). Ekwall (PN Bk xxxii) compares the OE būr -cote , 'bed-chambers.' This is presumably a derivative of OE būr , 'bower,' and the change of sense is a little difficult to explain. Possibly Burcott as a place- name is rather a compound of OE būr , 'peasant,' hence 'peasant cottages,' or, if the true form is būra -cot (e ), 'peasants' cottages.'For such a name cf. Sannacott (PN D 345). Field , i.e. 'in the open country' (v. feld ), to distinguish it from Wood Burcote infra 95.