Cruchfield Ho
Early-attested site in the Parish of Bray
Historical Forms
- Kerchesfeld 1185 RR
- Cruchesfeld Hy3 RentSur 1251 Ch
- Curchesfeld' 1241 Ass
- Crucchesfeld 1247–8 FF
- Cruchesfeld' 1284 Ass
- Cruchefeld' 1230 P 1345 Hurley
- Crichefeld 1256 Ch 1255–8 FF 1319 Pat
- Crychefeld 1255–8 FF
- Crussefeld 1275–6 RH
- Crukesfeud 1286 Cl
- Crecchefeld 1351 Pat
- Crutchfeild, Crutchfyld 1604 SpecCom
Etymology
Cruchfield Ho is just below the top of a pear-shaped hill, the name of which was probably PrWelsh *crǖg 'hill'. The second el. of Cruchfield, feld 'open land', was added to the OE genitive of the hill-name. The same name occurs in Sr (v. Sr 281–2).
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Cresswells Fm and Little Philberds
- Fifield
- Gad Bridge
- The Hatch
- Haweshill
- Hawthorn Hill
- Holyport
- Moor Fm
- Oakley Court, Oakley Green
- Ockwells
- Puckmere
- Shortford
- Stroud Fm
- Thrift Woods
- Touchen-end
Other OS name
- Arkley
- Ashmore Lane
- Banham's Fm
- Bartlett
- Bishop's Fm, Bishop's Lodge
- Blackbird, Blackbird Lane
- Boding Lane
- The Bourn
- Bourne Bridge
- Bourne Lane
- Bray Bridge
- Bray Court, Bray Paddock, Bray Rise
- Bray Mead
- Bray Mill
- Bray Town(lost)
- Bray Wick
- Braywick Lodge, Braywick Grove
- Bray Wood
- Braywood Fm
- Braywoodside
- Brook Leys
- Brookmead
- Broom Fm
- Builder's Cross, Builder's Well
- Bullock's Hatch Bridge
- Cannon Hill
- Chauntry Ho
- Chuffs
- Coningsby Fm
- Crutch Lane
- The Cut
- Darkhole Bridge, Darkhole Ride
- Down Place
- Drift Rd
- Fair View
- Fifield Ho
- Firfield
- Fledborough Hall
- Forbe's Ride
- Forest Green
- Foxleighs
- Foxleigh Grange
- Foxley's Fm
- Furze Ground
- Gadbridge Fm
- Gays Ho
- Great Elm
- The Green
- Grove Ho
- Hare and Hounds P.H.
- Hawthorn Hill Race Course
- Headpile Eyot
- Hendens Manor
- Hind's Head P.H.
- Hogoak Lane
- Holliday's Plain
- Hornbuckle Fm
- The Hut
- Jesus Hospital
- Jolly Gardener P.H.
- Kimber's Ho
- Ledger Fm
- The Lodge
- Long Lane
- Lordlands Fm
- Lowbrook Fm
- Little Lowbrook Fm
- Meadow View Cottage
- Moneygrow Green
- Monkey Island
- Mount Scipett Fm
- New Lodge
- Newlodge Fm
- Nightingale Corner
- Nobbscrook
- Oakley Green, Oakley Place Fm
- Old Hare and Hounds P.H.
- Philberds Fm
- Pigeonhill Eyot
- Primrose Lane
- Queen Anne's Tree
- Queen Charlotte's Tree
- Queen's Eyot
- Queen's Head P.H.
- Redstone Fm
- Royal Forester P.H.
- St Leonard's Fm
- Shepherd's Hut P.H.
- Shortlane Fm
- Shrubbery Copse
- Smith's Fm
- Stud Green
- Studgreen Fm
- Tarbay Fm
- The Temple
- Thrift Lane
- Tithe Barn
- Water Oakley
- The Willows
- Yate's Fm