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.

Black Heath

Other OS name in the Parish of Colchester

Historical Forms

  • le blakeheth 1435 EASxxi
  • Blackheathe Corner 1563 Oath

Etymology

is le blakeheth 1435 EAS xxi, Blackheathe Corner 1563 Oath .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement