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.

Creek Copse

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bramley

Historical Forms

  • Creek Coppice 1843 TA

Etymology

Creek Copse (6″) is Creek Coppice 1843TA . Though we have no early forms, this name is worthy of note. The copse is on a prominent hill, and it is almost certain that this is the British word cruc , discussed under Crooksbury Hill supra 170.