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.

Creek Beacon

Other OS name in the Parish of Woodland

Historical Forms

  • Crekhulle 1330 SR

Etymology

may be associated with John de Crekhulle 1330SR . The first element may be Co  cruc , ' barrow , ' ' hill . '

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement