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.

Walcot

Early-attested site in the Parish of Swindon

Historical Forms

  • Walecote 1086 DB
  • Walecot(e) 1198 FF 1211 RBE 1219 Abbr 1242 Fees
  • Wallecote 1324 FA
  • Walcote 1477 FF

Etymology

Walcot is Walecote 1086 DB, Walecot (e )1198 FF, 1211 RBE, 1219 Abbr, 1242 Fees, Walecot (e ) juxta Swyndon 1281, Walecot (e ) juxta Heyswyndon 1289Ass , Wallecote 1324 FA, Walcote 1477FF . 'Cottages of the serfs or Britons,' v. weala , cot(e).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement