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.

Crossacres Green

Early-attested site in the Parish of Northenden & Stockport

Historical Forms

  • Crosacres 1290 Eyre
  • Crossacres 1614 Earw
  • Crosackers 1658 Sheaf
  • Cross Acre Green 1842 OS

Etymology

Crossacres Green (101–8387), Crosacres 1290Eyre , Crossacres 1614 Earw, Crosackers 1658 Sheaf, Cross Acre Green 1842 OS, 'ploughlands near a cross', v. cros , æcer .