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.

Cowsland Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of South Leverton

Historical Forms

  • Colleslund 1276 RH
  • Colleslaunde 1298 Ass
  • Collesland 1340 ib
  • Cowsland 1775 C

Etymology

Cowsland Fm is Colleslund 1276 RH, Colleslaunde 1298Ass , Collesland 1340 ib., Cowsland 1775 C. 'The lundr or wood of a man bearing the OScand  name Kollr .'

Places in the same Parish