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.

Crowden

Other OS name in the Parish of Northlew

Historical Forms

  • Crowedon 1330 SR
  • Crowdon 1607 Recov

Etymology

is Crowedon 1330SR (p), Crowdon 1607Recov . ' Crow-hill , ' v. dun .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement