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.

Colville Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of White Roding

Historical Forms

  • Couerdes Hall 1594 N
  • Coverts-hall 1768 M
  • Covett Hall 1777 C
  • Covell Hall 1805 O
  • Covell Hall or Colville Hall 1903 ERxii
  • Browne c.1520–30 Mii,469–70

Etymology

Colville Hall is Brounes Mannor alias Colyle Hall alias Knyghtes 1555, Colvyle Hall 1563FF , Couerdes Hall 1594 N, Coverts-hall 1768 M, Covett Hall 1777 C, Covell Hall 1805 O, Covell Hall or Colville Hall 1903 ER xii. Brounes from Sir Humfrey Browne (c. 1520–30 M ii, 469–70).

Places in the same Parish