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.

Collaton St Mary

Early-attested site in the Parish of Paignton

Historical Forms

  • Coletone 1261 Exon
  • Coleton(e) Clavill(e) 1285 FA 1289 FF

Etymology

'Col (l )a 's farm,' v. tun . There is no record of the Claville family holding land in this part of the county.