Wakes Colne
Major Settlement in the Parish of Wakes Colne
Historical Forms
- Colum Malot 1227 FF
- Colum Saer 1254 EASxviii
- Colum Quency 1255 Ass
- Colunquency 1234 FF
- Culn Quincy 1238 SR
- Colle Quinci 1281 Ipm
- Colnerquincy 1297 Cl
- Coln(e) de Quency 1240 FF
- Coln(e) Wake 1375 Cl
- Coln(e) Quincy 1428 FA
- Coln(e)qwynche alias Coln(e)wake 1537 LP
- Colwake 1381 Pat
- Colneywake 1510 LP
- Weakscone 1688 EssPRii
- Malet (1086 DB)
Etymology
Malot from Robert Malet (1086 DB). Saer and Quincy from the family of Saer de Quincy (1210) whose niece, Margaret, married Baldwin de Wake (d. 1282) (M ii, 221).