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.

Crowndale

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tavistock and Tavistock Hamlets

Historical Forms

  • Crundel 1244 Ass
  • Croundel 1330 SR 1348 Ipm
  • Croundale 1342 Deed
  • Croundil 1355 BM
  • Croundell 1488 Rental

Etymology

v. crundel . There is an old quarry in the immediate neighbourhood.