English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Gorsecroft Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Audlem

Historical Forms

  • Gosecroft 1348 ChRR
  • (le) Goscroft 1403 Orm2 1421 ChRR
  • Goscrofte 1440 ib
  • Gorse Croft 1831 Bry

Etymology

Gorsecroft Fm [ˈgɔːskrɔft], Gosecroft 1348 ChRR, (le ) Goscroft 1403 Orm2, 1421 ChRR, Goscrofte 1440 ib, Gorse Croft 1831 Bry, 'geese's croft', v. gōs (gen. pl. gōsa ), croft . The first el. has been confused with gorst .