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.

Smith's Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Blackmore

Historical Forms

  • Copschefes t.Hy8 Survey
  • Copshef 1371 FF
  • Smythe 1540 EAS(OS)iii

Etymology

Smith's Hall was Copschefes t. Hy 8Survey , and was so called from the family of John Copshef (1371FF ). The lands of Blackmore Priory were granted to John Smythe (1540 EAS (OS) iii).