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.

Woolscott

Other OS name in the Parish of Berrynarbor

Historical Forms

  • Wurfardescote 1228 FF
  • Wlfardescote 1244 Ass
  • Walfardiscote 1370 Ass

Etymology

is Wurfardescote 1228 FF, Wlfardescote 1244Ass , Walfardiscote 1370Ass . ' Wulfheard 's cot(e) . '

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement