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Alvescot

village · Oxfordshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Alvescot is thought to mean 'Aelf's cottage or croft'. It combines a personal name with the Old English word 'cot' meaning dwelling.

Word origins

Alves
Old EnglishAelf's(from Ælf "elf")
cot
Old Englishcottage, croft

Historical forms

Alvescote