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.

Arlescote

Early-attested site in the Parish of Warmington

Historical Forms

  • Orlavescoth c.1080 France
  • Orlavescote 1086 DB c.1135 France
  • Orlauestone 1262 Ass
  • Ordlauescote c.1140 France 1208 FF
  • Ordlauestok 1221,1285 Ass
  • Horlescote 1279 Nott
  • Orlascote 1327 SR
  • Orliscote 1493 KnowleG
  • Orlskott 1558 Recov
  • Ordeliscote 1293 Ass
  • Ordelorscote 1299 Ipm
  • Orylscote 1542 LP
  • Arlscott 1624 PCC
  • Erliscote al. Arlescote 1651 FF

Etymology

'Ordlāf 's cottage(s),' v. cot(e). The 1221 and 1285 forms are probably due to errors of transcription, while the 1262 spelling shows confusion with tun .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement