Colne

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koʊln/ (Essex, Hertfordshire)

  • Audio (River in Hertfordshire):

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• IPA^(key): /koʊn/ (Cambridgeshire, Essex, West Yorkshire)

  • Audio (Village in Cambridgeshire):

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• IPA^(key): /kɒln/ (Lancashire)

  • Audio (Town in Lancashire):

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Proper noun

Colne

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.

Derived terms

• Colnbrook
• Colne Bridge
• Earls Colne
• Wakes Colne
• White Colne

See also

• Coln (river)

Anagrams

• Cleon, Colen, clone