Copley

C3O1P3L1E1Y4

proper noun

A village west of Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ0825).

OriginOld English copp →
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Meanings

proper nounCopley (countable and uncountable, plural Copleys)

plural Copleys

  1. A placename
    1. countableuncountableA village west of Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ0825).
    2. countableuncountableA suburb of Stalybridge, Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9798).
    3. countableuncountableA suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0822).
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Summit County, Ohio, United States.
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States.
    6. countableuncountableA small town in South Australia.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishcopp“hilltop”
  2. EnglishCopley

From Old English copp (“hilltop”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Copley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Copley

MLA

“Copley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Copley. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Copley,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Copley.

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