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.

Murcot

Major Settlement in the Parish of Fencot and Murcot

Historical Forms

  • Morcot' c.1191 S c.1280 Cl 1340
  • Mercot' late12th S c.1280
  • Mourkote 1314 Ipm
  • Morecote 1345 Cl 1351 AD 1389 Os 1452 BC
  • Fencot and Moorcot Fields 1797 Davis

Etymology

Identical in meaning with the preceding name. mōr seems consistently to be used of low-lying ground by a river in the place-names of this county.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement