Cop Keld Brook
Early-attested site in the Parish of Hackness
Historical Forms
- Coppekeld(e)broc(h) 1108–14 Whitby
- Copcheldebroc 1109–14 YCh
- Copkeldebroc, Copkeldebrok 1199 Whitby 1204 ChR 1279–81 QW
- Cocheldbrok 1308 Whitby
Etymology
'Stream which flows from a spring on the top of a hill' v. copp , kelda , broc .