Colyton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Colyton
Historical Forms
- Culinton(am) 946 Laws 12th
- Colitona, Culitona 1086 DB
- Culinton(a) 1086 BM c.1150 Launceston 14th P 1159 Pat 1229
- Cullingthon' c.1225 HMCiv
- Culigtun, Culitun 1193–1205 HMCiv
- Kuleton 1219 Ass
- Culliton 1356 Ass
- Colintun 1219 Fees
- Colinton 1220 Bracton 1230 Ch
- Colyton 1292 Cl
- Coulitone 1237–74 Exon
- Cooliton 1590 DCoNQ4,143
Etymology
'Farm by the Coly river' supra 3, v. tun . For the in (g ) forms, v. Tavistock supra 217.