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.

White Cross

Other OS name in the Parish of Leeds

Historical Forms

  • White Cross close 1612 Surv
  • White Cross lane 1636 DucLds
  • Whitecrosse 1557 Surv 1687 Lease

Etymology

, 1511YD xii, 231 , White Cross close 1612 Surv, White Cross lane 1636 DucLds 56, Whitecrosse 1557 Surv, 1687 Lease , v. hwīt , cros .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name