Cowldyke
Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Edstone
Historical Forms
- Coldic 1154–63,1333 Riev
- Colebecke 13 Malton
Etymology
The first element seems to be ON kola , a common Scand stream-name meaning 'coal-black river' (from ON kol and á ) (Rygh, NElv 30). It is probably a stream-name in this case, for Cowldyke stands very near to the river Dove (which actually means 'black') and to a stream (possibly identical with the river Dove) called Colebecke (13Malton 115). v. dic , bekkr .