Ascott

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proper noun

A hamlet and country house in Wing parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8922).

OriginOld English ēast →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A hamlet and country house in Wing parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8922).
  2. A village in Whichford parish, Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP3234).
  3. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old Englishēast“east”
  2. EnglishAscott

From Old English ēast (“east”) + cot (“cottage, hut”). Doublet of Eastcote.

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