Cold Overton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Knossington and Cold Overton
Historical Forms
- æt Ofertune, Ofertune 1066–68 ASWills
- Ovretone 1086 DB
- Caleverton c.1130 LeicSurv
- Ouerton' 1198,1199,1201 P
- Ouertun' 1269 For
- Ouirton' 1275 RGrav
- Overton(e) 1201 Abbr 1203 Cur
- Cald(e) ~ 1201 Abbr 1254 Val
- Kald~ 1203 Cur
- Cold(e) ~ 1212 RBE 1227 ClR
- Caud ~ 1220 MHW
- Oreton 1460 Pat
- Cold Orton 1530 1576 Saxton
Etymology
'The farmstead, village on the ridge', v. ofer 2 , tūn . The prefix cald 'bleak, exposed' reflects the township's high, ridge-top location.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Bleak Ho
- Braunston Rd
- Bruces Lane
- The Carriageway
- Cheseldyne Spinney
- Fox and Hounds
- Greyhound
- Knossington Grange
- Knossington Lodge Fm
- Lady Wood, Lady Wood Fm
- Larchwood Rise
- Lockwood Cottage
- Manor Fm
- Manor Ho
- Old Oakham Rd, Oakham Rd
- Owston Rd
- Preston Lodge, Preston's Lodge
- Priory Fm
- The Rectory
- Rickleburrow Hill
- St Peter's Church
- Sconsborough Hill
- Somerby Rd
- Tampion's Coppice
- Whalebones
- The Willows
- Windmill Lodge
- Clint's Crest
- Cold Overton Grange
- Cold Overton Park Wood
- The Hall
- The Lake
- Manor Fm
- Northfield Fm
- the Rectory
- St John's Church
- Somerby Rd
- Stone Ho