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.

Oldcoates

Early-attested site in the Parish of Styrrup

Historical Forms

  • Ulecotes c.1135 Blyth t.Ric1 Ch 1232 1236 Ass 1280
  • Ulecotes juxta Blidam 1309 FF
  • Vlescotes 1197 P
  • Ulecota 1194 P
  • Ulecote 1201–12 RBE 1203 FF 1221–30 Fees 1244 Cl
  • Oulecotes 13th Blyth 1280 Ass 1302 FA 1310,1346 FF 1492 Ipm
  • Ouylcotes 1280 Ass
  • Olkotes, Oulkotes, Owelekotes c.1280 Blyth
  • Oulcotes 1287 Ass
  • Houlecotes, Ouelkotes t.Ed1 Welbeck
  • Oullecotes 1348 BM
  • Oullecotez 1428 FA
  • Owlcott t.Hy8 Rental
  • Owlcottes t.Jas1 ECP
  • Olkotes c.1280 Blyth
  • Ulcotes 1310 Ipm 1317 Misc 1414 BM
  • Olcotes 1457 DuLa
  • Aulcotts 1527 LP
  • Ouldcots 1598 Depositions
  • Oldcotes, Owldcoates t.Jas1 ECP
  • Oldcot al. Owlcott 1633 Recov
  • Oldcott al. Owlecott 1638 ib

Etymology

'Owl-cottages,' with later confusion with old , v. cote .