Amblecote
Early-attested site in the Parish of Old Swinford
Historical Forms
- Elmelecote 1086 DB
- Amelecote 1255 Ass 1316 FA
- Amecote 1284 FA
- Hamelcote 1317 ADiv
- Amulcote 1333 SR
- Amelcote 1338 ADiv
- Hamblecote 1540 FF
- Amblecote 1622 WillsP
Etymology
The DB form is almost certainly corrupt, the first l being an error. Assuming that to be the case, we may suggest that the first element is a pers. name Æmela , a weak form of the pers. name Æmele found once in a signature to a charter of King Offa (BCS 208). The name therefore means 'Æmela's cottages.'