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.

Woodcote

Early-attested site in the Parish of Westhampnett

Historical Forms

  • la Wudecota c.1200 Box
  • Wodecote juxta Westhamptonet 1279 Ass

Etymology

Woodcote is la Wudecota c. 1200Box , Wodecote juxta Westhamptonet 1279Ass . 'Cottages by the wood,' v. cot .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement