Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• molendinum de Crowedene, Crowedene 1350 Eyre

• Crowden 1482 ChRR

• Crowden Brook 1831 Bry

• Crowden Meadows & Crowden Factory, Little Crowden Moss, Crowden Moss 1842 OS

• Crowden Moss Hall 1860 White

• Great Croden Brook Croden Brook 1760 Earw 1831 Bry

• Cradden Brook 1697 Earw

Etymology

Crowden, Crowden Bridge, Great Crowden Brook & Little Crowden Brook, Crowden Hall, Little Crowden Moor, Little Crowden Meadows, Crowden Moor & Crowden Meadows (102–0799), molendinum de Crowedene , Crowedene 1350Eyre , Crowden 1482 ChRR (p), Crowden Brook 1831 Bry, Crowden Meadows & Crowden Factory , Little Crowden Moss , Crowden Moss 1842 OS, Crowden Moss Hall 1860 White, Great Croden Brook Croden Brook 1760 Earw, 1831 Bry, Cradden Brook 1697 Earw, cf. Great Crowden Intake 1842 OS, Hadfield Intakes 1831 Bry, 'crow valley', v. crāwe , denu . The hamlet was known as Crowden Brook from the stream; the mill- and factory-site is drowned in Torside Reservoir infra . The brook joins R. Etherow.