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.

Cobdenhill Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Aldenham

Historical Forms

  • Coppidthorn hill 1483 Wills
  • Copthorn(e) Hill 1513 LP 1518 WAM
  • Copthornehill t.Ed6 Chantry
  • Copdown hill 1648 ParReg
  • Cobden Hill 1659 ib

Etymology

Cobdenhill Fm (6″) is Coppidthorn hill 1483 Wills, Copthorn (e ) Hill 1513 LP, 1518WAM , Copthornehill t. Ed 6 Chantry, Copdown hill 1648 ParReg, Cobden Hill 1659 ib. 'Copped (pollarded) thorn tree,' v. coppede .