English Place-name Society

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.

Haddon Copse

Other OS name in the Parish of Haselbury Bryan

Historical Forms

  • Ha(y)den 1607 DROMap
  • Haddon (brow), Gt Haddon (copse) & Lt Haddon (copse) 1838 TA

Etymology

, Ha (y )den 1607DROMap , Haddon (brow ), Gt Haddon (copse ) & Lt Haddon (copse )1838TA , probably ' hay hill ' , from hēg and dūn , with brū , the second el . showing confusion with denu ' valley ' in the earliest form , cf. Haydon par . infra ; the copse lies above the 300 ′ contour .