English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Conyers Spring

Other OS name in the Parish of Rothwell

Historical Forms

  • Colliers Spring Wood 1841 TA

Etymology

, Colliers Spring Wood 1841TA , from the family name of Fra . Coniers of Middleton ( 1672 PRRth 313 ) , changed to Collier through association with local coal mining .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name