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Survey of English Place-Names

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Coldridge Copse

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Shefford

Historical Forms

  • Colrigge, Colrugg Ed1 Ipm
  • Colrugge 1428 FA

Etymology

Coldridge Copse, Colrigge , Colrugg Ed 1 Ipm, Colrugge 1428 FA.Probably identical with Coleridge in Ashampstead (508). For the late development of -d - between -l -and -r - cf. Daldridge 326.