Copythorne
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Hampshire
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otherwise: Coppethorne, 1327-1377; Copped Thorne Common, 1754
COPYTHORNE, modern parish carved out of Eling
Middle English 'pollarded (haw)thorn', a place name also in evidence in Hertfordshire and Surrey as 'Copthorne'. (Cf also the CUTTED THORN in Southampton.) Middle English 'copped' could apparently also mean 'having the upper part removed', of a house, or conversely 'having a high top', and there is a recurring house name type 'Copthall' (eg Middlesex). There is, coincidentally, a 'Copied Hall' in this parish. Which meaning is intended, only local knowledge can decide. There is also a 'Pollard Moor' (sometimes appearing on modern maps as 'Pollards Moor') which may involve a surname.
