Colethrop
Early-attested site in the Parish of Haresfield
Historical Forms
- Colethrop 1248 Ass 1319 FF 1327 SR 1316 Ipm 1623 GR
- Colethorp c.1300 Hopt 1308 FF
- Coldrop(pe) 1287 Ass
- Coldrop(pe) als. Coldrwpp 1579 FF
- Coldthorpe 1549 FF 1576 MonLand
- Coldthurpe 1561 FF
- Colthrop(pe) 1538 FF 1542 MinAcct 1830 M
- Collethorp 1381 Hopt
- Culthorp 1501 Ipm
- Culthroppe 1503 Hopt
- Culdrup 1541 LP
- Cow(e)droppe 1614,1624 FF
Etymology
'Cole's outlying farmstead', from the ME pers.n. Cole (OE Cola , cf. Feilitzen 217) and þrop Hugh Cole was a free tenant here t. Hy 3 (StPGl 21); cf. also Colley Green and the f.n. Colehill (infra ). For forms like Coldrop cf. Phonol. § 41 (a ).
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Broadbarrow Green
- The Vales
- Broadridge
- The Bulwarks
- Butterwell Covert
- Caudle Covert
- Cliff Well, Cliff Wood
- The College
- Colley Green
- Cromwell Ho
- Dewcroft
- Green Street
- Cottages
- Haresfield Beacon, Haresfield Court, Haresfield Hill
- Hayes Fm
- Hilt Mead
- Langet Covert
- Manor Fm
- Moat Fm
- Parkend
- Pound Fm
- Ring Hill
- Teekles
- Shorn Brook