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.

Colne

Major Settlement in the Parish of Colne

Historical Forms

  • Colne EdwConf KCD907 12th DB 1086
  • Colen, Collen 1279 RH
  • Cone c.1660 Moore

Etymology

This would seem to be an old stream-name, identical with that of the river Colne (Ess, Mx).

Places in the same Parish

None