English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Collington

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bexhill

Historical Forms

  • Colynton 1263 Ass
  • Collinton 1291 Tax
  • Cullyngton 1568 SRS19,207

Etymology

Collington is Colington t. Ric. i Battle 42 (p), Colynton 1263Ass (p), Collinton 1291 Tax, Cullyngton 1568 SRS 19, 207.'Cola 's farm,' v. ingtun .