Morcott
Major Settlement in the Parish of Morcott
Historical Forms
- Morcot(t) 1086 DB 1185 Dom 1203 FF 1362,1373 Conant 1543 et freq
- Morkot(e) 1255,1256 Cl 1354 Pat
- Morcott 1495,1505 Rut 1518 EpCB 1535 VE
- Morecot(e) 1263 Ass 1324 Conant 1555 et passim
- Morecott 1535 VE 1552 Conant 1610 Speed
Etymology
'The cottage on the moorland', v. mōr 1 , cot .