Battle of Spion Kop - Legacy of The Name

Legacy of The Name

• Many football grounds in the English Premier League and Football League have one terrace or stand in their stadia named "Spion Kop" or "Kop" because of the steep nature of the terracing. For a history and list of these, see Spion Kop (stadia).
• The village of Spion Kop near Mansfield, Nottinghamshire was named after the battle.
• A hill outside Rugeley Staffordshire part of Cannock Chase AONB, SSI is called Spion Kop, in memory of the battle. Incidentally, further down the road is the Rugeley Cemetery.
• A railway hill in the Melbourne yards is called Spion Kop.
• The 18th hole at The Otago Golf Club, oldest golf club in the southern hemisphere, is called Spion Kop.
• Daleview cottages, in the village of Ballybrack, in Co. Dublin, Ireland, were known locally as "The Kop". They were built around 1900 and are on a steep hill.