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.

Wollacott

Other OS name in the Parish of Thrushelton

Historical Forms

  • Wlnethecote 1238 Ass
  • Wolnethecote 1330 SR
  • Wolthecote 1356,1364 Ass
  • Wolcote 1428 FA

Etymology

is Wlnethecote 1238Ass (p), Wolnethecote 1330SR (p), Wolthecote 1356, 1364Ass , Wolcote 1428 FA . ' Wulfnōþ 's cot(e) , ' with absence of genitival s .