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Copper Gill

Other OS name in the Parish of Linton

Historical Forms

  • Copergill 1628 PRLnt
  • Coppr gill 1635 ib

Etymology

, 1637 WillY , Copergill 1628PRLnt, Copp r gill 1635 ib , perhaps ME  coupare ' cooper ' , gil ' ravine ' .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site