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.

Market Cross

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Grimsby

Historical Forms

  • the cros in the marketsted 1515 GrimsCBi
  • market Cross a1600 GrimsCLeet
  • the Market Crose 1712 Td'E
  • the Cross 1739 GrimsCBxii

Etymology

Market Cross (lost), the cros in the marketsted 1515GrimsCB i , market Cross a1600GrimsCLeet , the Market Crose 1712Td 'E , the Cross 1739GrimsCB xii .