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.

Dalscote

Early-attested site in the Parish of Pattishall

Historical Forms

  • Derstanescote 1203 FF
  • Derstescote juxta Pateshull 1294 Ass
  • Derlewescote 1247 Ass
  • Derlescote 1297 Ass 1428 FA
  • juxta Patteshull 1381 Ass
  • Derscote 1404 FF
  • Darlescote 1368 Cl 1730 Poll
  • Dawlescote 1653 Recov
  • Dolscot 1657 NRSii

Etymology

'The cottages of one Dēorstan or Dēorlāf ,' v. cot(e). This is possibly a case of successive holders bearing similar names. Less probably the names have actually been confused.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement

Other OS name