Clopley
Early-attested site in the Parish of Sevenhampton
Historical Forms
- Cloppele 1275 Heref
- Cloppeleye 1280 1287 Ass
- Coppeleye (sic) 1349 Aid
- Clopley 1575 TRMB 1576 Pat
- Clapley 1624 FF
Etymology
Clopley (lost), Cloppele 1275 Heref, Cloppeleye 1280 ib, 1287Ass , Coppeleye (sic)1349 Aid, Clopley 1575TRMB 39, 1576 Pat, Clapley 1624FF . 'Clearing on the hill', v. clopp(a), lēah . The first el. occurs in several Gl p.ns., cf. Clapton (198infra ). For the form Clap - cf. Phonol. § 26.