Colworth
Early-attested site in the Parish of Sharnbrook
Historical Forms
- Colingwurth 1242 Fees886
- Colingwrth 1247,1276 Ass
- Colyngworth 1276 Ass
- Coleworth 1276 Ass
- Colworthe 1279 RH
- Culworth 1392 IpmR
Etymology
'Cola's enclosure' (v. worþ ), with the same use of -ing as in ingtun . It should be noted that in the 13th cent. we have forms Calworthe , Kalworthe and Caleworth in the Newnham Cartulary, which apparently refer to this place but are very difficult to reconcile with the rest, but cf. Bolnhurst supra 13.