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.

College Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Enfield

Historical Forms

  • Colledges c.1525 DuLa
  • Colletts al. Colledges 1619 ib
  • close called Colledges 1636 ib

Etymology

is Colledges c. 1525DuLa , Colletts al. Colledges 1619 ib., close called Colledges 1636 ib . These forms suggest that the name has nothing to do with any college .