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Survey of English Place-Names

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Croxton Green

Early-attested site in the Parish of Malpas

Historical Forms

  • Croxton Green 1831 Bry
  • Croxton' 1310–30 Chol
  • Croxton' Greene 1668–71 Sheaf
  • Croxon Green 1704,1728 Chol
  • Croxen Green 1727 ib

Etymology

Croxton Green, Croxton Green 1831 Bry, Croxton '1310–30Chol , Croxton ' Greene 1668–71 Sheaf, Croxon Green 1704, 1728Chol , Croxen Green 1727ib , probably analogous with Croxton 2236supra , from the pers.n. OE  Crōc (from ON  Krókr or ODan  Krōk ) and tūn , with grēne 2 . The place gives rise to a surname, cf. Ralph Croxton of Croxton Green 1570 Orm2 ii144.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site