Copt Hewick

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Copt Hewick
Yorkshire
West Riding
Clock at Copt Hewick School.jpg
The clock tower of Copt Hewick Village Hall
Location
Grid reference: SE339713
Location: 54°8’11"N, 1°28’56"W
Data
Population: 253  (2011, with
Bridge Hewick and Givendale)
Post town: Ripon
Postcode: HG4
Local Government
Council: North Yorkshire

Copt Hewick is a village the West Riding of Yorkshire.

The village lies about two miles east of Ripon, across the River Ure. The boundary of the the North Riding runs half a mile to the north. The had an estimated population of 180 in 2004, and 253, with Bridge Hewick and Givendale, at the 2011 census.

The name of the village derives from the Old English Coppede heah wic, which means High farm. The 'Copt' element refers to the hill that the village stands on.[1]

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References

  1. Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 237 ISBN 0198691033