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.

Holcot

Major Settlement in the Parish of Holcot

Historical Forms

  • Holecote 1086 DB 1305 Cl
  • Holicote 1202 Ass
  • Halecote 1086 DB
  • Halecota 1183 P
  • Holokote 1250 Seld13
  • Holocothe 1329 Ch
  • Holcot(e) 1286 Cl 1316 FA
  • Holcot juxta Waldegrave 1352 FF
  • Hollecot 1368 Cl
  • Holcott al. Hocott 1590 Recov

Etymology

'cot(e) in the hollow,' v. holh . The village lies in a well-marked hollow.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site