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.

Coleby

Early-attested site in the Parish of West Halton

Historical Forms

  • Colebi 1086 DB 1181 P 1202 Ass 1212 Fees e13 Ch 1311
  • Coleby 1113–28(l13),Hy2(l13) Glouc Hy2 VC 14 RBE 1210–12 FF 1226 Ipm 1246
  • Coleby or Coulby 1704,1764 Shef
  • Old Coleby 1730 Terrier 1794 Shef
  • Collebi 1200,1202 P
  • Colleby 1275 RH 1343 Ipm
  • Colleby “by” Halton 1415 Cl 1428 FA
  • Colby 1322 YDiv 1327 SR 1328 Banco 1332 SR 1346 Fine 1347 Pat
  • Colby “by” Halton 1395etpassimto1675 Elwes
  • Colbye 1577 Terrier
  • Colbie 1650 Yarb
  • Kolby 1675 Elwes
  • Ould Colby 1583 MiscDon
  • Coulbye 1576 Saxton
  • Coulbeye 1583 MiscDon
  • Coulby 1610 Speed 1697,1706 Terrier

Etymology

'Koli's farmstead, village', v. , the first el being the ON  pers.n. Koli . This is identical in meaning with Coleby in Kesteven.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement