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.

Pristacott

Other OS name in the Parish of Tawstock

Historical Forms

  • Prestecote 1292 Ass
  • Prustecote 1333 SR

Etymology

is Prestecote 1292Ass (p), Prustecote 1333SR (p) . ' Priests' cot(e) . '

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement