The first record of the Copas family residing in Cookham, Berkshire was Richard Copus in the mid-1600s (not a spelling mistake, the name changed around 1850 from Copus to Copas).
 

The family became licensees of The Chequers Public House in Cookham.
 

The first property purchase - a house called The Grotto, behind the Jolly Farmer in Cookham.
 

James Copas started farming by renting land in Cookham Rise, now the site of the Roman Catholic Church.  He used Grazing Rights on the local Commons and such Rights continue to be exercised today.
 

James Copas purchased his first land - 11 acres between Terrys Lane and Bradcutts Lane in Cookham.
 

The Chequers licence was given up and full time farming started with a tenancy at Winter Hill Farm in Cookham.
 

On the death of James Copas, Copas Bros was formed by his three sons, William, George and Thomas.  At Thomas' bequest their memory is recorded by the construction of the Lychgate at Cookham Dean Church.
 

By the end of the 1950s Copas Bros owned 500 acres in Cookham.
 

George's son, John, and Thomas' sons, Tom and Geoffrey, joined Copas Bros.  Sadly John died in 2006.
 

The first land outside Cookham was purchased at Hedsor in Buckinghamshire.  This is where Geoffrey and his wife Thelma live.
 

A fruit farm was purchased for Pick Your Own - Calves Lane Farm at Iver near Slough.
 

Purchased Westfield Farm at Medmenham, between Henley-on-Thames and Marlow.
 

Purchased Woodlands Farm near Chesham and increased the landholding in that area by renting 572 acres at Rossway Park near Berkhamsted in Hertfordshire.  Malpas Farm near Theale was also purchased.
 

Old Amersham Farm was purchased.
 

Purchased Lys Mill Farm at Watlington.
 

Today Copas Farms is a modern, diverse business managed by Geoffrey Copas and his sons, James and Richard, who are the ninth generation from Richard Copus referred to above.