By the twelfth century, it was known as Coppenhale (the meadowland of Coppa) and by the fifteenth century, the village was known as Coppenhall, its present day form. In 1558, 120 people lived here, including the hamlet of Butterhill. By 1666, there were 14 households chargeable for hearth tax and 5 too poor to be taxed. In 1811, there were 96 inhabitants. This had risen to 200 by 1987. Coppenhall House dates to before 1700. It was reputedly hit by a cannonball during the Civil War when wheelwright Parker Williams lived there. The village had two mills: one dated pre 1616 situated in Windmill Field, Chase View Lane and the other (whose derelict tower remains) in Butterhill. The Hyde (Hyde Lea) is also mentioned in the Domesday Book. Its village school, opened in 1863, closed in 1980 and is now the Village Hall. The Dun Cow public house was situated opposite The Crown but had been converted to a cottage, now demolished, by 1914. Historic records of St Lawrence, Coppenhall have been deposited at Staffordshire Record Office, where they are available for consultation by the public. These include the parish registers of baptisms 1678-1984, marriages 1678-1837, 1847-1996, and burials 1871-2001; and the tithe apportionment award and map, 1851. A catalogue of these records is available in "Gateway to the Past" - the online catalogue of the Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Archive Service. The Archive Service's website provides further information on planning a visit to the office to consult records, should you wish to do so.
Information
Friends of St. Lawrence Extracts from the Parish Magazine CONTACT may be viewed on the Village or Church Noticeboard.
For a little more information about the village and church please look at this website. It will appear in a separated window.
Click here to see the whole area on a small scale map. The location of Coppenhall can easily be seen in relation to the other three villages. Click here to see the village of Coppenhall in detail on a map - scale 1:25,000. The position of the church in the village can be easily seen. Both these maps will be shown in a separate window
Sunday 10th August - 9.30 am Morning Prayer - Delphine Howarth
Sunday 17th August - 9.30 am Holy Communion - Rev. Ian Cooke
Sunday 24th August - 9.30 am Holy Communion - Rev. Sheila Finn
Sunday 31st August - 9.30 am Morning Service - Barbara Dodd
For Baptisms, Weddings or Funerals please contact the vicar. Baptisms usually take place during the Family Service on the 3rd Sunday of the month.
Painting Group meet on Thursday mornings at 10.am - 12.pm in Hyde Lea Village Hall
Coppenhall and Hyde Lea Table Tennis Club meet in Dunston Village Hall on Mondays and Thursdays from 7.30 pm - 10.00 pm. For more details contact Ted on 01785 251455 or David on 01785 245499 Hyde Lea and Coppenhall WI meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7.30 pm. The meetings take place in Hyde Lea Village Hall. Ballroom Dancing Classes on Wednesday 7.30 pm - 8.30 pm in the Village Hall Stafford Knot Spinners meet on the 4th Tuesday of each month in the Village Hall at 7.30 pm. Phone 714413 for further details.
Tuesday 26th August
Thursday 4th September
Saturday 13th September
Other Events can be found on the Dunston Church Page and the Acton Trussell Page
Other information about local affairs can be found on the Hyde Lea Parish Council Website.
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St Lawrence Church was built around the mid-twelfth century.
It is a small stone building, consisting of nave and chancel with a timber bell turret at the west end. The church
is of special interest as being a comparatively unaltered example of a small church of the 1200s. The church is Grade II* listed.
