Stirt Copse
Other OS name in the Parish of Leckhampstead
Historical Forms
- boscum qui dicitur Stert 1199–1200 HunterFines
- le Sterte 1348 Cl
- Stirt Coppice 1841 TA
Etymology
, boscum qui dicitur Stert 1199–1200 Hunter Fines, le Sterte 1348 Cl, Stirt Coppice 1841TA , ' tail of land ' , v. steort ; there is no obvious tail - like feature here , so the reference may be to the shape of the wood .