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.

Cold Keld

Early-attested site in the Parish of Skelton

Historical Forms

  • Kaldekelde 12 Guis

Etymology

'Cold spring' v. cald , kelda . This name is fairly common in Y: it appears as Cawkill (YER), Caldekelde 1328 Banco, as the names of places (now lost) in Ampleforth, Caldkeldhill c. 1226RegAlb ii. 56, and in Easby, Caldekeld (e )1160Easby 4, 12 d , etc.