Coleridge Copse
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ashampstead
Historical Forms
- Colregg' 1204 P
- Colruge 1204–5 FF
- Calrug' 1220 Fees
- Colrig' 1239 FineR
- Colrug' 1242–3 Fees
- Colerigge 1268–72 FF
- Colrugge 1309 Ipm 1316 FA 1332 Cl
- Colregg, Colreggrene, Colrygg 1340 ib
Etymology
Coleridge Copse, Colregg '1204 P, Colruge 1204–5FF , Calrug '1220 Fees, Colrig '1239 FineR, Colrug '1242–3 Fees, Colerigge 1268–72FF , Colrugge 1309 Ipm, 1316 FA, 1332 Cl, Colregg , Colreggrene , Colrygg 1340 ib. The second el. is hrycg 'ridge', the 450 contour makes a low ridge here. All the forms except the one in Cal - suggest that the first el. is col 'charcoal', with reference to charcoal burning. The same name occurs in Great Shefford (327). A 'Coleridge Green' is mentioned in the reference from 1340 Cl.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Flower's Copse
- Greenaway's Copse
- Holly Lane
- The Row
- Beche Park Wd
- Hassock Copse
- Quick's Green
- Ashampstead Common and Ashampstead Green
- Hartridge Lye
- Home Copse
- Black Wd
- Bowler's Copse
- Bullard's Copse
- Burnt Hill, Burnthill Common
- Caseyfield Shaw
- Challengehook Copse and Challengehook Plantation
- Child's Ct Fm
- Copy Wd
- Doctor's Copse
- Dog Lane
- Eastfield Wd
- Fanny's Copse
- Hitchin Barn
- James's Copse
- Lay Fields, Leyfield Wd
- Limers Shaw
- Long-Croft Shaw
- Lye Wd
- Maple Copse
- Morrell's Shaw
- New Inn
- Norcot Wd
- Palmer's Hill
- Pyke's Hill
- Siccar's Plantation
- Sodom Lane
- Stone Hangers
- Streeks Copse
- Stubbles
- Suck's Lane
- Westcroft Shaw
- White Hill
- Yattendon Lane
- Young Plantation