Coleridge
Early-attested site in the Parish of Egg Buckland
Historical Forms
- Colrige 1086 DB
- Colrig 1284 FA
- Colrugge 1303 FA
- Colrigge 1318 FF
- Colrigge juxta Ekkebouklond 1323 Ass
- Courig 1242 Fees776
Etymology
The first element is probably col, 'charcoal,' from its being burnt on this ridge. Cf. Coleridge infra 332.