Hemley Copse
Early-attested site in the Parish of Brightwalton
Historical Forms
- bosco de Hemele 1224 Sar
- (wood called) Hemele 1294 Maitland
- Copp' called Hemley 1557 RentSur
Etymology
Hemley Copse, bosco de Hemele 1224 (copy) Sar, (wood called ) Hemele 1294 Maitland, Copp ' called Hemley 1557RentSur . The second el. is lē(a)h 'wood'. The first is found in a number of names in O, v. O 451, where it is suggested that there was a ME heme , related to OE and modern hem , meaning 'boundary'. This copse is very near the parish boundary.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Black Pond
- Brown's Lane
- Marquis of Granby P.H.
- Sparrowbill Copse
- Sparrow's Copse
- Trough
- Yew Tree Fm
- Brightwalton Green
- Coombe Fm
- Coombe Hill
- Folly Fm, Folly Cottage
- Grubb's Wd Cottages
- Hungerford Rd Cottages
- Lilley Copse
- Lime Tree Fm
- Lovell's Fm
- Lower Barn
- Southend
- Boardhouse Plantation
- Common Lane, Common Plantation
- Pudding Lane
- Brightwalton Common
- Manor Fm