Copt Hewick is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England.[2][3] 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.[1]

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.[4]

The village is home to Holy Innocents Church, Copt Hewick, which forms a group with a school and clock tower, all built in 1876.[5]

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References

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Copt Hewick Parish (E04007328)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 99 Northallerton & Ripon (Pateley Bridge & Leyburn) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2013. ISBN 9780319231593.
  3. ^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  4. ^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 237. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Church of the Holy Innocents (1190007)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 June 2024.

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