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.

Cowley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • Collay, Colley(e) 13 Hlm 1276 RH 1302 Ebor 1392 Ch 1588 FF
  • Cowley 1603 FF 1660 Norf

Etymology

Cowley, Collay , Colley (e )13 Hlm, 1276 RH, 1302 Ebor, 1392 Chet passim to 1588 FF, Cowley 1603 FF, 1660Norf . 'Forest clearing where charcoal was burnt', v. col 1 , lēah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name