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.

Oldlands Copse

Early-attested site in the Parish of Effingham

Historical Forms

  • Eldeland 1200 FF
  • Eldelonde t.Ed1 Ct
  • Oldland t.Hy8 MinAcct
  • Old Lands 1839 TA

Etymology

Oldlands Copse is Eldeland 1200FF , Eldelonde t. Ed 1Ct , Oldland t. Hy 8MinAcct , Old Lands 1839TA . The meaning may be 'land long out of cultivation,' v. PN D lviii. For elde , v. Introd. xxiii.