Elmscott

Elmscott is located in the south-west of England, on the North Devon coast, 25m from the town of Barnstaple and 15m north of Bude. The nearest small town is Hartland and Clovelly and Hartland Quay are also nearby. The name Emscut or Elmscott has nothing to do with Elm, but is Ilmans cot or cottage. By 1566 it had become Yelmscot, from which the change to the modern name is an easy transition. The local name Emscut is as near to the true origin as you can get.