Arborfield Cross
Early-attested site in the Parish of Newland
Historical Forms
- Alpheldecrouch 1347 ArchJ
- Awfeildcross 1607 Norden
- Aufeild Crosse 1607 RentSur
- Awfieldcross 1670 PubLib
- Arborfield Cross 1790 Pride
Etymology
Arborfield Cross, Alpheldecrouch 1347 ArchJ 46, Awfeildcross 1607Norden , Aufeild Crosse 1607RentSur , Awfieldcross 1670PubLib , Arborfield Cross 1790 Pride. The second el. is crouche 'cross', replaced by cross . The first el. might be a fem. pers.n., possibly Ælfhild , but there has been confusion with the element feld , and later with the name of the nearby village of Arborfield.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Barrett's Lane
- Bear Lane
- Bearwood Lake
- Betty Grove
- Carter's Hill
- Cole Lane
- The Coombes, Coombes Lane
- Ellis's Hill
- The Gorse
- Gravelpit Hill, Gravelpit Land, Gravelpit Wood
- The Grove
- Hazeltons Copse
- Holloway's Lane
- The Holt
- Hughes Green
- Jukes Lane
- Langley Lane
- Cartershill Fm
- The Larches
- Loader's Copse, Loader's Lane
- Mole P.H.
- Newland Fm
- Newlands
- Parkcorner Lane
- Stag Island
- Targets Fm
- Temple Island
- Upper Island
- Wood Lane