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.

Collier Row

Early-attested site in the Parish of Romford Rural

Historical Forms

  • Colyer(s) Rowe 1453 ADvi 1479 Will
  • Colley Rowe 1653 Indexvi
  • Collirow 1694 RomfordPR

Etymology

Collier Row is Colyer (s ) Rowe 1453 AD vi, 1479Will , Colley Rowe 1653 Index vi, Collirow 1694 RomfordPR. ME  colier , 'charcoal-burner,' and raw .