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.

Cole's Cross

Other OS name in the Parish of Broadwindsor

Historical Forms

  • Coles Cross 1811 OS
  • Coles Cross Hill, Colts Cross Hill 1839 TA

Etymology

, Coles Cross 1811OS, Coles Cross Hill , Colts Cross Hill 1839TA , v. cross ' crossroads ' , for the surname cf. Cole 's Barn in Netherbury par . infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement