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.

Little Colesborne

Early-attested site in the Parish of Withington

Historical Forms

  • Colesborne 1086 DB
  • Parua Coleburne 1227 FF
  • Parva Colesburn(e) 1227 Pat 1284 FA 1291 Tax
  • Little Collesbourn 1290 Episc
  • Collesbourn parva 1543 LP

Etymology

Little Colesborne, Colesborne 1086 DB, Parua Coleburne 1227FF , Parva Colesburn (e )1227 Pat, 1284 FA, 1291 Tax, Little Collesbourn 1290 Episc, Collesbourn parva 1543 LP. v. Colesborne (154supra ) which is on the other side of the R. Churn.