Bericote Wood
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ashow
Historical Forms
- Bericote 1086 DB
- Berycote 1547 Monast
- Biricota, Biricote 1201 P 1265 Ch 1285 QW 1291 Tax 1327 SR
- Bircote 1201 P
- Byrycote 1398 AD
- Burycote 1400 ADi
- Buricote 1547 Pat
- Burycote grange 1555 Recov
- Bewricott al. Buricott 1679 FF
Etymology
Bericote Wood is Bericote 1086 DB, Berycote 1547 Monast, Biricota , Biricote 1201 P, 1265 Ch, 1285 QW, 1291 Tax, 1327 SR, Bircote 1201 P, Byrycote 1398AD , Burycote 1400 AD i, Buricote 1547 Pat, Burycote grange 1555Recov , Bewricott al. Buricott 1679FF .'cot(e) by the burh.' No trace of any camp or earthworks remains now. This was formerly a manor but the name is now preserved only as that of a wood. “Long since depopulated” (Dugdale 179). At the time of the formation of the name, biri from OE byrig , dat. sing, of burh , must already have established itself as the correct form.