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.

Eastcott

Early-attested site in the Parish of Urchfont

Historical Forms

  • Estcota 1167,1178 P
  • Escote juxta Erchesfunte 1298 Ass
  • Estcote by Erchesfonte 1327 Banco
  • Escott 1640 WIpm

Etymology

Eastcott is Estcota 1167, 1178 P, Escote juxta Erchesfunte 1298Ass , Estcote by Erchesfonte 1327 Banco, Escott 1640 WIpm.'East cot(e).'