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Survey of English Place-Names

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Cold Wold

Other OS name in the Parish of Warter

Historical Forms

  • Caldwald c.1185,13th ib
  • Kaldewalde 1256 YI

Etymology

[ kɔːd wɔːd ] is Caldwald c. 1185, 13th ib.,Kaldewalde 1256 YI . ' Cold, exposed hill , ' v. c(e)ald , w(e)ald .