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.

Copthall Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Harefield

Historical Forms

  • Coppydhall 1532 FF
  • Copthall 1819 G

Etymology

Copthall Fm is Coppydhall 1532 FF, Copthall 1819 G. 'Hall with a roof rising to a cop or peak,' v. coppede , heall . Cf. Copt Hall (PN Ess 24).