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Survey of English Place-Names

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Coltsgate Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Ripon

Historical Forms

  • Cowsgate Hill 1771 M
  • Coltestakes 1533 MinAcct

Etymology

, 1827M , 1840TA , Cowsgate Hill 1771 M, possibly identical with Coltestakes 1533MinAcct , ' stakes to which colts were tethered ' ( v. colt , staca ) .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site