 The name Colbury is derived from Middle English for "Cola's manor", and near Colbury is an estate called Langley which was held by "Cola the Hunter" in the Domesday Book of 1086.The manor of Colbury was given to the Abbot of Beaulieu by Robert de Punchardon sometime in the 13th century.A grant of free warren in the manor was made in 1359–60 to the Abbot and convent of Beaulieu.