Muscott
Early-attested site in the Parish of Norton
Historical Forms
- Misecote 1086 DB
- Musecot(e) 1202 Ass 1330 Cl
- Muscecote 1227 FF
- Musecotis 1235 Fees
- Mussecote 1313 Spencer
- Moscot(e) 1209–35 WellsR
- Mosecote t.Hy3 Spencer 1268 Ass 1274 RH 1318 Cl
- Mosecothe 1209–35 WellsR
- Muscot(e) c.1230 Spencer 1366 ADiii
- Mousecote 1294 Ass
Etymology
This is probably from OE mūsa -cote , 'mice's cottages,' v. mus , cot(e), perhaps a nickname for some humble dwellings.