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.

Crouch Hill Fm, Crouch Hill, Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Banbury

Historical Forms

  • spinetum de Cruk 1215 Ch
  • boscum q.v. Cruche 1268 Ass
  • spinetum de Cruche 1278–9 RH
  • spinetum de Croyche 1278–9 Eynsh
  • le Crouche c.1605 Survey

Etymology

Crouch Hill Fm (6″), Crouch Hill, Fm take name from spinetum de Cruk 1215 Ch, boscum q. v. Cruche 1268Ass , spinetum de Cruche 1278–9 RH, spinetum de Croyche 1278–9 Eynsh, le Crouche c. 1605Survey . British *crouco-, 'hill.'