Colton
Early-attested site in the Parish of Whitkirk
Historical Forms
- Coletun 1086 DB 1185 Templar
- Colletun 1086 DB
- Choletunam 1154–66 YCh1770
- Coltun, Colton 1250–60 Bodl94 1276 RH 1303 KF 1323 MinAcct 1531 AD
- Colton Hall 1507 Rent
- Cowton 1666 Visit
Etymology
'Cola's farmstead' from the OE pers.n. Cola (cf. Feilitzen 217) and tūn, cf. Colton 223infra .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Austhorpe Hall
- Carr Wood
- Hollyshaw Wood
- Manston Lodge
- Smeaton Fm
- Beech Wood
- Bell Wood
- Carter Mount
- Charcoal Wood
- Colton Common
- Damingdike Wood
- Dunstan Hills
- Field End
- Gravelythorpe
- Halton Moor
- Hertford Springs
- Jacob's Well
- Lawn Fm
- Manor Ho
- Mather Wood
- Newsam Green
- Park Ho
- Pinfold Lane
- Pit Gate Lane
- Poverty Springs
- The Shroggs
- Skelton Moor Ho
- Spring Wood
- Slack Bank
- Temple House Fm and Temple Newsam
- Temple Newsam Park
- Temple Thorpe
- Thorpe Hall Fm
- Whinny Wood
- White Beck Fm
- Whitehead Wood
- Whitkirk Lane End
- Willow Well
- Day Hole Cottage
- East End Park
- Green Fm
- Neville Hill
- Skelton Grange
- Thornes Fm
- Ash Bank
- Brian Pit
- Cross Gates
- Foundry Mill
- The Grange
- The Green
- Iron Hills
- Low Wood
- Mary Pit
- Mill Green
- Ramshead Wood
- Roundhay Grange
- Seacroft Hall
- Swarcliffe Fm
- White Bridge