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.

Copley Lane

Early-attested site in the Parish of Saxton

Historical Forms

  • Coppeleie e.13 Kirkst
  • Coplay(e), Copley 1454 YDi 1545 FF 1547 AOMB 1654 Dep

Etymology

Copley Lane, Coppeleie e. 13 Kirkst, Coplay (e ), Copley 1454 YD i, 1545 FF, 1547AOMB , 1654Dep . 'Clearing on the hilltop', v. copp , lēah ; the hill is flat-topped.