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Survey of English Place-Names

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High & Low Colwith, Colwith Bridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Grasmere

Historical Forms

  • Colwith 1722 Kendiii,184
  • Collath 1800 DW
  • Callah als. Colwith Bridge 1794 ib

Etymology

( Colwith 1722 Kendiii, 184, Collath 1800 DW ) ( 1712 Kend iii, 182 , Callah als. Colwith Bridge 1794 ib 184 ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement