Copt Hewick Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:Clock at Copt Hewick School.jpg
Static Image Caption:The clock tower of Copt Hewick Village Hall
Coordinates:54.1361°N -1.4822°W
Official Name:Copt Hewick
Population:253
Population Ref:(Including Bridge Hewick and Givendale, 2011 census)
Unitary England:North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy England:North Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Post Town:RIPON
Postcode District:HG4
Postcode Area:HG
Os Grid Reference:SE 33755 70974

Copt Hewick is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England.[1] [2] The village lies about two miles east of Ripon. It had a population of 180 in 2004 according to the North Yorkshire County Council, increasing to 253 at the 2011 census.

The name of the village derives from the Old English Coppede hēah wīc, which means High specialised farm. The Copt element refers to the hill that the village stands on.[3]

The village is home to Holy Innocents Church, Copt Hewick, which forms a group with a school and clock tower, all built in 1876.

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Notes and References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 99 Northallerton & Ripon (Pateley Bridge & Leyburn). 9780319231593 . Ordnance Survey. 2013.
  2. Web site: Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer . csv (download) . 1 January 2016 . Ordnance Survey . www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk . 18 February 2016.
  3. Book: Ekwall . Eilert . The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names . 1960 . Oxford University Press . Oxford . 0-19-869103-3 . 237 . 4.