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Conygar Coppice

Other OS name in the Parish of Okeford Fitzpaine

Historical Forms

  • Conygor Coppice 1811 OS
  • Gt Coneygaer, Middle Coneygaer, Con(e)ygar Coppice, Con(e)ygar Leg, Coneygaer Md 1838 TA

Etymology

, (copic ' voc ' le )Coniger , Old Conyger 1584, woode called Conygere 1590Hen 2,Conygor Coppice 1811 OS, Gt Coneygaer , Middle Coneygaer ,Con (e )ygar Coppice , Con (e )ygar Leg , Coneygaer Md 1838TA , cf. Coniger Lane , Conyger Lane 1584Hen 2 , v. coninger ' arabbit-warren ' .