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Colne Engaine

A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | 444 words | Copyright

Colne Engaine, Earls Colne, Wakes Colne, & White Colne Essex. Colne c.950, Colun 1086 (DB), Colum Engayne 1254, Erlescolne 1358, Colne Wake 1375, Whyte Colne 1285. ‘(Places by) the River Colne’, an ancient pre-English river-name of uncertain meaning. Manorial additions from possession in medieval times by the Engayne family, the Earls of Oxford, and the Wake family. White Colne was held by Dimidius Blancus in 1086 (DB).

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