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.

Coley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Coldeley, Coldelay 13 YDvii Ed1 Arm 1309 Ext 1565 YDi
  • Coldley(e) 1457 YDiii 1548,1562 YDi
  • Colley 1326 WCR
  • Colay, Coley 1459 WillY 1488 YDi 1655 WillS
  • Coolay 1529 YDi
  • Collay 1537 ib

Etymology

Coley, Coldeley , Coldelay 13 YD vii(p), Ed 1 Arm (p), 1309 Ext (p)et freq to 1565 YD i, Coldley (e )1457 YD iii, 1548, 1562 YD i, Colley 1326 WCR (p), Colay , Coley 1459 WillY, 1488 YD iet passim to 1655 WillS, Coolay 1529 YD i, Collay 1537 ib. 'Cold, bleak clearing', v. cald , lēah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement