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.

Colbrands

Early-attested site in the Parish of Laughton

Historical Forms

  • Colbons al. Colbronds al. Grisland 1491 BM
  • Colbrans otherwise Colbornes 1561,1581 SRS14,181

Etymology

Colbrands (6″) is Colbons al. Colbronds al. Grisland 1491 BM, Colbrans otherwise Colbornes 1561, 1581 SRS 14, 181, deriving from the family of Robert Colbrond of Ringmer (1332 SR).