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.

Kilcote

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wroxall

Historical Forms

  • Killecota 1160 Ch 1327 BM 1163
  • Kil(e)cote 1327,1332 SR
  • Kyllecotefeld 1404 Ct
  • Kylcote 1538 MinAcct
  • Kilcott meadow 1713 Ryland

Etymology

Kilcote (lost) is Killecota 1160 (1327) Ch, 1163 BM, Kil (e )cote 1327, 1332 SR (p), Kyllecotefeld 1404Ct , Kylcote 1538MinAcct , Kilcott meadow 1713 Ryland. 'Cylla 's cot(e).' For the pers. name v. PN Sr 190, s. n. Killinghurst.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement