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.

Colley Pit

Early-attested site in the Parish of Dodderhill

Historical Forms

  • atte Colle 1275 SR
  • Colleyhulle 14th VCHiii.59

Etymology

The pit is in a slight valley running up into a low hill. There is no stream now but there may have been one and its name may have been Colle (v. Cole, R. supra 10). The pit probably refers to a large pond.