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.

Humphries Copse

Early-attested site in the Parish of Greatham

Historical Forms

  • Humfre 1524 SR

Etymology

Humphries Copse (6″) takes its name from the family of George Humfre (1524SR ). Cf. unam virg. terre nuper Humfryes (1602Ct ).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement