The Manor of Copped Hall (or Coppeed Hall) was located to the south of

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church in

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, in an area that is now part of the

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Early history

The early history of the manor is uncertain but it may be the capital

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held in the 16th century by John Copwood who owned it at the time of his death in 1543, leaving a daughter Sophia. It seems to have passed soon afterwards into the possession of the family of Clyffe. Richard Clyffe held a "manor or capital messuage" in

at his death in 1566, leaving it to his illegitimate son William Clyffe or Smyth, with remainder to Richard's brother Geoffrey and his son Richard. In the following century it was held by Edward Clyffe, who died about 1635, leaving two sons, William, on whom the property was settled, and Edward.

Later history

In 1722 the manor was bought by Joseph da Costa (1683-1753), a wealthy Portuguese-Jewish merchant, when it had formal gardens and a large house. In 1758 it was bought by Abraham Chambers a London Banker. The grounds were later re-worked by

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to give a more natural appearance.Hulme, Sheila. (2010
''A brief history of Totteridge Valley''.
London: The Mill Hill Preservation Society. p. 5. In the

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, Copped Hall was for some time owned by William Manning, father of

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(Cardinal Manning), who was born there in 1808 and sold it in 1831. It was sold by auction in 1850. From 1875 it was occupied by

Sir Samuel Bagster Boulton Sir Samuel Bagster Boulton, 1st Baronet (1830 – April 27, 1918) was the first baronet of Copped Hall, a Knight of Grace of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in England, Lord of the Manor of Totteridge, Justice of the Peace, and Deputy Lieute ...

(1830-1918), who enlarged the house.Parishes: Totteridge.
British History Online. Retrieved 21 October 2016. The house was later known as Darlands. It was demolished in 1928 by

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, a biscuit entrepreneur. The grounds became a nature reserve in 1971 and a

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References

External links

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