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Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Coppenhall Moss

Other OS name in the Parish of Coppenhall

Historical Forms

  • Copinhale Mos l13 AddCh
  • le Mos 1318 Rich
  • Chirchecopenhale Moss 1361 ib
  • Coppenhall Mosse 1668 Vern

Etymology

, 1831 ib , Copinhale Mos l13AddCh , le Mos 1318 Rich, Chirchecopenhale Moss 1361 ib, Coppenhall Mosse 1668Vern , cf. mora de Chirchecopenhale 1348 Orm2 , le Mor 1358 Rich , le Moor (e )1423, 1456 ib , v. mos , mōr 1 . The moor was enclosed in 1456 (Rich 162) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement