Copshaw Hill
hill or mountain · Darlington
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a hill associated with a copse or small wood. 'Copshaw' is a variant of 'copse', derived from Old English 'coppice'.
Word origins
- Copshaw
- Old Englishcopse, small wood(from coppice "copse, small wood")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")