Heathcote is a surname rooted in English topography which literally means "Heath Cottage". The location in Derbyshire was first recorded in the

Domesday Book Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manus ...

of 1086 as "Hedcote", and as "Hethcote" in 1244. The location in Warwickshire appears is written "Hethcot" in the 1196 Feet of Fines for the county. The Anglo-Saxon surname "Heathcote" originates from a

hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

that stands high on the barren hills above

Dovedale Dovedale is a valley in the Peak District of England. The land is owned by the National Trust and attracts a million visitors annually. The valley was cut by the River Dove and runs for just over between Milldale in the north and a wooded r ...

and Hartington. The place-name refers to a cottage on a heath or wasteland where was found an outlying farm or grange of Grendon Abbey. The said Grendon Abbey was founded in 1133. Some of the earliest references to the grange at Heathcote are found in records of the 1300s and 15th century.''Family Names and Family History'',

David Hey David G. Hey (18 July 1938 – 14 February 2016) was an English historian, and was an authority on surnames and the local history of Yorkshire. Hey was the president of the British Association for Local History, and was a published author of seve ...

, 2000, Digitized by Google Some variations of the name are Heathcoat and Heathcott. Notable people with the surname include: * Alastair Heathcote (b. 1977), British rower * Alfred Spencer Heathcote (1832–1912), English recipient of the Victoria Cross * Andy Heathcote (b. 1964), Scottish filmmaker *

Bella Heathcote Isabella Heathcote (born 27 May 1987) is an Australian actress and model. She began her acting career in 2008. The following year, she had a recurring role as Amanda Fowler on the television soap opera ''Neighbours''. Heathcote has since portr ...

(b. 1987), Australian actress *

Caleb Heathcote Caleb Heathcote (March 6, 1665 – February 28, 1721) served as the 31st Mayor of New York City from 1711 to 1713. Early life Heathcote was born on March 6, 1665, in his father's house in Chesterfield in Derbyshire, England. Caleb was the sixth ...

(1666–1721), Mayor of New York City, brother of Sir Gilbert Heathcote * Charles Heathcote (1850–1938), British architect * Cliff Heathcote (1898–1939), American baseball player * Dorothy Heathcote (1926–2011), British drama educator * Edwin Heathcote (b. 1968), British architect * Gilbert Heathcote (disambiguation), several people * Henry Heathcote (1777–1851), Royal Navy officer * Joe Heathcote (b. 1878), English footballer * John Heathcote (disambiguation), several people *

Jud Heathcote George Melvin "Jud" Heathcote (May 27, 1927 – August 28, 2017) was an American basketball player and coach. He was a college basketball head coach for 24 seasons: five at the University of Montana and nineteen at Michigan State University H ...

(1927–2017), American college basketball coach * Michael Heathcote (b. 1965), English footballer *

Norman Heathcote John Norman Heathcote (21 June 1863 – 16 July 1946) was a British author, watercolourist and photographer, who wrote the book ''St Kilda'', published in 1900, about the Scottish Hebrides, Hebridean archipelago of St Kilda, Scotland, St Kilda. ...

, British author, watercolourist and photographer *

Paul Heathcote Paul Heathcote MBE is a chef, restaurateur and food consultant who spent two years under the guidance of Raymond Blanc at Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons. He has appeared on many UK food television shows. Paul is one of only two chefs in the North W ...

, British restaurateur * Richard Edensor Heathcote (1780–1850), British politician * Robert Heathcote (b. 1864), British archer * Sophie Heathcote (1972–2006), Australian actress *

Thomas Heathcote Thomas Heathcote (9 September 1917 – 5 January 1986) was a British character actor, a former protégé of Laurence Olivier. He was educated at Bradfield College in Bradfield, near Reading in Berkshire, England. His films included '' A Night ...

(1917–1986), British actor

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