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.

Coldharbour

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hopton and Griffe Grange

Historical Forms

  • Coldeherbarowe 1334 CPG
  • Coldeherberghe 1335,1343 ib
  • Coldeherberhege 1341 ib
  • Coldeherberowe 14th ib
  • Coleharber 1638 ib

Etymology

Coldharbour (lost), Coldeherbarowe 1334CPG , Coldeherberghe 1335, 1343 ib, Coldeherberhege 1341 ib, Coldeherberowe 14th ib, Coleharber 1638 ib.'Cold shelter', v. cald , here-beorg. This is an early example of a common type of name discussed in PN Sr 406–10. It has no archaeological significance.