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Horn's Copse

Other OS name in the Parish of Bucklebury

Historical Forms

  • Horne Coppice 1737 Bucklebury
  • Horns Coppice 1791–2 Bucklebury 1840 Bucklebury

Etymology

, 1817 OS , Horne Coppice 1737 Bucklebury, Horns Coppice 1791–2 Bucklebury, 1840 Bucklebury , cf . The Horne 1662 Bucklebury , v. horn , the 400 ′ contour forms a projecting hill south of the Copse .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement