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.

Crawley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Membury

Historical Forms

  • Craulaueie t.Hy2 HMCVar1
  • Cralleweye 1333 SR

Etymology

This may, as suggested by Professor Ekwall, be a triple compound crāwe -hlāw -weg , 'road to crow-hill.' Formerly a detached part of Chardstock parish (Do).