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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.

Lambcote Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Nether Eatington

Historical Forms

  • Lamcote 1427 StratGild 1459,1502 KnowleG 1547 Pat
  • Lambecote 1542 MinAcct 1548 StratGild
  • Lamecote al. Lambecote 1542 LP

Etymology

Lambcote Fm is Lamcote 1427 StratGild, 1459, 1502 KnowleG, 1547 Pat, Lambecote 1542MinAcct , 1548 StratGild, Lamecote al. Lambecote 1542 LP. The forms are not early enough to be certain whether the first element is lam or lamb .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name