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.

Gunnacott

Other OS name in the Parish of Clawton

Historical Forms

  • Godenecote 1330 SR

Etymology

is Godenecote 1330SR (p), Gunnacott 1690, Gonnacott 1693FF . Possibly ' Godwine 's cot(e) , ' but the material is insufficient for certainty .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement