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.

Coldstone

Early-attested site in the Parish of Shaugh

Historical Forms

  • Coltrestan 1086 DB
  • Codelston 1346 Ass
  • Culterstone al. Colestone 1668 Recov

Etymology

Apparently a compound of OE  culter , 'coulter,' and stan, 'stone,' though the reason for the name is unknown.