Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Collingeley 1244 Misc

• Couelingeley 1286 Ch

• Covelyngeleye 1344 FF

• Couelyngleye 1334 Ipm 1346 Pat 1370 FM

• Coulyngle 1365 FM

• Coolingly 1374 FM

• Coblingleghe 1476 FM

• Coddinglighe 1567 FM

• Cut-and-lie Wood 1896 O.S.

Etymology

OE  Cūfeling (a )-lēage (dat.), 'clearing of Cufela' or of his people. For such a pers. name in the strong form, v. Cowsden, PN Wo 230–1, and cf. Cullinghurst infra 367, v. ing , leah . The sound-development is irregular but the chain of forms, for which we are indebted to Mr Salzman, is beyond question.