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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.

Coldcotes

Early-attested site in the Parish of Leeds

Historical Forms

  • Caldecotes 1086 DB 1276 RH 1323 MinAcct 1334–7 SR 1344 FF
  • Caldcotes 1491 TestLds
  • Calcottes 1507 Rent
  • Calcottys 1531 ADi
  • Colcotes 1564 Visit
  • Coldcottes 1612 Surv
  • Calcottes als. Coalecotes als. Cowlecotes als. Couldcotes 1615 FF

Etymology

Coldcotes, Caldecotes 1086 DB, 1276 RH, 1323MinAcct , 1334–7 SR, 1344 FF, Caldcotes 1491 TestLds, Calcottes 1507 Rent, Calcottys 1531 AD i, Colcotes 1564 Visit, Coldcottes 1612 Surv, Calcottes als. Coalecotes als. Cowlecotes als. Couldcotes 1615 FF. 'Cold exposed cottages', v. cald , cot , a common type of p.n.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name