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.

Copriding

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Coppydrydyne 1431 YDi
  • Coppyriddyng 1548 FF
  • Coppyryddinge 1566 YAS
  • Coppyrid(e)inge 1583,1661 PREll

Etymology

Copriding, Coppydrydyne 1431 YD i, Coppyriddyng 1548 FF, Coppyryddinge 1566YAS 96, Coppyrid (e )inge 1583, 1661 PREll. 'Pollarded clearing', v. copped , rydding ; cf. Copt Hewick pt. v infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name