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.

Kelmscot

Major Settlement in the Parish of Kelmscot

Historical Forms

  • Kelmescote 1234 FF 1340 Cl
  • Kylmescote, Kelmecote 1285 Ass
  • Kemscot 1675 Ogilby
  • Kelmscott 1761 Rocque

Etymology

'C ǣ nhelm 's cottage(s),' v. cot(e).

Places in the same Parish

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