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.

Littlecott

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hilmarton

Historical Forms

  • (æt) lytla coton 962 BCS1081 13th
  • Litlecote 1086 DB
  • Littlecot' 1232 Ch
  • Litelecot 1265 Magd
  • Lettelecote t.Ed1 DuLa
  • Luttlecote 1332 SR
  • Lytelcote by Lynham 1412 Pat
  • Lytelcote juxta Helmerton 1447 FF

Etymology

Littlecott is (æt ) lytla coton 962 (13th) BCS 1081, Litlecote 1086 DB, Littlecot '1232 Ch, Litelecot 1265Magd , Lettelecote t. Ed 1DuLa , Luttlecote 1332SR , Lytelcote by Lynham 1412 Pat, Lytelcote juxta Helmerton 1447FF . Self-explanatory, v. cot(e).