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Catley Copse

Other OS name in the Parish of Colehill

Historical Forms

  • Catley (Copse) 1847 TA

Etymology

, Catley (Copse )1847TA , ' wood or glade frequented by (wild) cats ' , v. cat(t) , lēah , cf. the nearby Dogdean infra .