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Survey of English Place-Names

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Clapley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sezincote

Historical Forms

  • Cloppeleye 1269 Pat 1347 FF
  • Clopley 1576 FF

Etymology

Clapley, 1830 M, Cloppeleye 1269 Pat, 1347FF , Clopley 1576FF .'Hill clearing', v. clopp(a), lēah , and cf. Clapton (198supra ).

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement