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.

Coleford

Other OS name in the Parish of Colebrooke

Historical Forms

  • Colbrukeford 1330 Exon
  • Colbrokforde 1333 SR

Etymology

is identical with Colbrukeford 1330 Exon (p), Colbrokforde 1333SR (p) . v. Colebrooke supra 403 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement