Colne

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A place or river in England:
  2. A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL3776).
  3. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Pendle borough, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD8940).
  4. A river, known as Colne Water, which flows through the town of Colne, Lancashire, and joins Pendle Water.
  5. A river in West Yorkshire, which flows into the River Calder near Mirfield.
  6. A river in Hertfordshire, Greater London, Buckinghamshire and Surrey, which flows into the River Thames at Staines.
  7. A river in Essex, which flows into an estuary at Brightlingsea.

Pronunciation

/koʊn/ /koʊln/ /kɒln/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-BigDom-Colne.wav

Word forms

Colne
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