Caldecote

C3A1L1D2E1C3O1T1E1

proper noun

A hamlet in Moulsoe parish, Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP8842).

OriginOld English cald + cot →
RareScrabble 14
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A number of places in England:
    1. A hamlet in Moulsoe parish, Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP8842).
    2. A small village in Denton and Caldecote parish, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL1488).
    3. A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL3558).
    4. A small village and civil parish (served by Caldecote and Newnham Parish Council) in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL2338).
    5. A small village in Towcester parish, West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, previously in South Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref SP6851).
    6. A small village and civil parish in North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire (OS grid ref SP3594).

Origin

  1. Old Englishcald + cot“cold cottage”
  2. EnglishCaldecote

From Old English cald + cot (“cold cottage”); compare with Caldicot.

More words from Old English

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

Caldecote. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caldecote

MLA

“Caldecote.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caldecote. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Caldecote,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Caldecote.

Source: Caldecote on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.