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.

Murcott

Early-attested site in the Parish of Crudwell

Historical Forms

  • Morcotun 1065 KCD817 14th
  • Morcote 1202 FF 1284 RegMalm
  • Morecote 1440 FF

Etymology

Murcott is Morcotun 1065 (14th) KCD 817, Morcote 1202 FF, 1284 RegMalm, Morecote 1440FF . 'Cottage(s) by the swampy land,' v. mor , cot(e). Cf. Eastcourt supra 57 for the earliest form.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement