Creslow
Major Settlement in the Parish of Creslow
Historical Forms
- Cresselai 1086 DB
- Kerselawe 1175 P 1279,1327,1375 Pat
- Kerselowe c.1215 WellsR 1302 FA 1323,1375 Pat
- Kerslawe 1237–40 Fees 1239 Gross
- Kereslowe 1242 Fees877
- Kerslawe 1278 Misc
- Kyrselawe 1293 Misc 1298 Pat
- Kerslowe 1324 Cl
- Cruislawe 1382 Pat
- Kyrslawe 1389 Pat
- Creslowe 1422 Pat
- Carslowe 1485 Pat
- Kyrslow 1526 LS
- Kyrslewe 1535 VE
- Crislow 1762 Swanbourn
- Christlow 1780 Swanbourn 1806 Lysons
- Crestlow 1806 Lysons
Etymology
Creslow stands at the head of a well-watered valley, with one or two pools in the neighbourhood of the village, the land being described as 'fine pasture.' It may be suggested therefore that the name is OE cærsehlaw , 'cress-hill' Watercress grows abundantly in the brook which flows by Creslow pastures (Harman). v. cærse . The modern form is due to fresh late metathesis, and the common development of epenthetic t between s and l .
Places in the same Parish
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