English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Colby Lodge, Colby Rd

Other OS name in the Parish of Thurmaston

Historical Forms

  • Colby 1320×40 LTD 1467×84
  • Colbie 1650 Terrier
  • Coleby 1672 ib

Etymology

( 2 ½ ″ ) , Colby 1320 × 40 (1467 × 84) LTD bis, Colbie 1650Terrier , Coleby 1672ib , ' Koli's farmstead ' , v. , with the ON  pers.n. Koli ; its site was prob . that of the lodge .