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.

Copsale and Cobsale Court

Early-attested site in the Parish of Nuthurst

Historical Forms

  • Cobsale 1650 SAC25,44
  • Copsale 1795 GY
  • Cobshill 1823 G

Etymology

Copsale and Cobsale Court (6″) is Cobsale in 1650 (SAC 25, 44), Copsale in 1795 (GY), Cobshill in 1823 (G). 'Cobb 's nook of land,' v. healh .

Places in the same Parish