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Survey of English Place-Names

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Colborough Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Tilton

Historical Forms

  • Calborowe 1539 Nichols
  • Cawborow 1586 Plan
  • Coleburrow 1647 Rental
  • Caldborough 1839 TA
  • Colborough 1968 Surv
  • Colborough Hill 1824 O
  • Colberer Hill 1845 TA

Etymology

, Calborowe 1539 Nichols, Cawborow 1586Plan ,Coleburrow 1647Rental , Caldborough 1839TA , Colborough 1968Surv ,Colborough Hill 1824 O, Colberer Hill 1845TA , v. berg ; with cald or calu .