Colne

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/koʊln//koʊn//kɒln/

proper noun

A village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL3776).

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Meanings

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

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APA

Colne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colne

MLA

“Colne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colne. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Colne,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Colne.

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