Coalbrookdale
suburban area · Telford and Wrekin
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name means 'the valley of coal'. 'Col' is Old English for coal, and 'brōc' means stream or brook, with 'dæl' meaning valley. It refers to a valley with coal deposits or a stream running through a coal-bearing area.
Word origins
- Coal
- Old EnglishAttestedcoal(from col "coal")
- brook
- Old EnglishAttestedstream, brook(from brōc "stream, brook")
- dale
- Old Englishvalley(from dæl "valley")