44 DERBYSHIRE PLACE-NAMES. 



Clay Lane. — A.S. claeg — clay, and A.S. lana — a lane ; — the clay lane. 

 Clifton.— (D.D.B. Cliftune, Cliptvne.)— A.S. clif, clyf, cleof— a cliff, rock, 



steep descent, and A.S. tun — a town; — the town by the cliff or steep 



descent. 

 Clown. — (D.D.B. Clvne.) — Probably derived from C. celyn — the holly. 

 Coal Aston. — See Aston, Coal. 



CodnOF. — (D.D.B. Cotenovre,) — A.S. cote — a cottage, plural coton — cot- 

 tages, and A.S. ofer — a bank ; — the cottages by the bank. 

 Coldaston, — A.S. ceald, cald — bleak, cold, A.S. ast — a kiln, and A.S. 



tun — a town ; — the bleak or cold kiln town. 

 Cold Eaton.— (D.D.B. Eitune.)— A.S. ceald, cald— bleak, cold (A.S. col 



— cool, cold), and A.S. ay, ea, ey — water; — the cold water town, or the 



cold town by the water. 

 Combe Moss. — C. cwm (A.S. comb) — a dingle, hollow, or cup shaped 



depression between hills, and A.S. meos — moss, or a place where moss 



grows in excess — a morass or boggy place (N. moss— a bog), the mossy 



dingle or hollow. 

 Combs Edge. — The derivation of the first component of this name is as in 



Combe Moss, q.v. The adjunct is from the A.S. ecg, ecge — an edge. 



The edge or boundary of the dingle. 

 Compton. — A.S. comp, camp — a camp or field of battle, and A.S. tun — a 



town ; the camp town, or town on the field of battle, or perhaps from C. 



cwm (A.S. comb) — a dingle, hollow, or cup-shaped depression between 



two hills, and A.S. tun — a town ; the town in the hollow or dingle. 



Davies in his " Derbyshire," gives Campdene as the ancient name. The 



initial syllable would be A.S. camp, as above. The final syllable is the 



Celto-Saxon den — a vale, hollow, or deep wooded valley ; — the ancient 



name would thus be translated, the camp in the hollow or valley. 

 Conksbury. — (D.D.B. Cranchesberie.) — The initial syllable is probably 



from A.S. cyning, cyng — a king, ruler, prince, from cyn, cynn — a nation 



a people, a race, and ing — a son, a descendant. The postfix is from A.S. 



burh, burg, bur^e, burhg, birig, byrig — a town, city, fort, castle, a fortified 



hill or place. The king's fort, or city. 

 Cotes. — (D.D.B. Cotes.) — A.S. cote, cyte — a cot, a cottage. 

 Coton-in-the-Elms'— (D.D.B. Cotvne, Cotes, Codetvne.)— A.S. cu— a 



cow, and A.S. tun — a town; — the cow's town, or perhaps from A.S. 



coton, plural of cote — a cottage ; — the cottages in the elms. 

 Cowley. — (D.D.B. Collei) — A.S. cu — a cow, and A..S. leah — a meadow ; 



— the cow's meadow. 

 Cowton. — (D.D.B. Codetune.) — A.S. cu — a cow, and A.S. tun — a town ;— 



the cow's town. 

 Cresswell. — A.S. cressa, cerse — cress, and A.S. wyl, wil, wyll, well — a 



well ; — the cress well. 



