Coleshill

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Chiltern district (OS grid ref SU9495).

OriginOld English hyll →
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Meanings

proper nounColeshill (countable and uncountable, plural Coleshills)

plural Coleshills

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Chiltern district (OS grid ref SU9495).
    2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU2393).
    3. countableuncountableA market town and civil parish with a town council in North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2089).
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhyll“hill”
  2. EnglishColeshill

From an unclear first element + Old English hyll (“hill”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Coleshill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coleshill

MLA

“Coleshill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coleshill. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Coleshill,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coleshill.

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