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Survey of English Place-Names

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Collafield

Other OS name in the Parish of East Dean

Historical Forms

  • Collow(e) lane 1645 Comm
  • Collow(e)feild 1669 ib

Etymology

, Collow (e ) lane 1645Comm , Collow (e )feild 1669 ib , from e.ModE  collow ' coal-dust or grime ' , in allusion to the spoil from local coal - mining ( first noted in 1675 NED s.v . ) ; Colloegrove (225infra ) is nearby .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement