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.