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Survey of English Place-Names

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The Crosse Tree Flatt

Field in the Parish of Overchurch

Historical Forms

  • The Crosse Tree Flatt c.1666 AddCh 1831 Bry

Etymology

The Crosse Tree Flatt c.1666('flat plot with a rood tree in it', perhapsassociated with a standing cross like that shown 1831 Bry near SaughallMassie Bridge, v. cros, trēow, flat)