Collingthwaite
Early-attested site in the Parish of Holbeck
Historical Forms
- Colyngthweyt 1227 Welbeck
- Colyngthweyth 1280 Ass
- Colinthuayt t.Ed1 Welbeck
- Colingthweyt 1281 FF 1291 Ch
- Collyngwath(e) 1535 VE 1539 MinAcct
- Colewhayte ib.
- Collingthwatt 1540 LP
- Collingworth al. Collyngethwayte 1552 Pat
Etymology
Collingthwaite is Colyngthweyt 1227Welbeck , Colyngthweyth 1280Ass , Colinthuayt t. Ed 1Welbeck , Colingthweyt 1281FF , 1291 Ch, Collyngwath (e )1535 VE, 1539MinAcct , Colewhayte ib., Collingthwatt 1540 LP, Collingworth al. Collyngethwayte 1552 Pat. This place-name must be connected with the “bovate of land que Colling tenet ” (1159–81 Holtzmann), “que fuit Collinges ” (1181–5 ib.). Hence 'Colling 's clearing or paddock,' v. þveit .