Lower Copthurst
hamlet · Lancashire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Lower Copthurst refers to a settlement near a copse or small wood, situated at a lower elevation. The 'Lower' prefix distinguishes it from a higher Copthurst.
Word origins
- Lower
- Old Englishlower, situated below
- cop
- Old Englishtop, head(from copp "top, summit")
- hurst
- Old Englishwood, wooded hill(from hyrst "wood, copse")
Historical forms
Coptrest