Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• (to) chircelford 935 ShaftR(S429) 15

• Circel 1086 DB(f.80b)

• ?Chirce 1086 ib

• Kerichel, Kerechel 1202 FF

• Longa Kerechel 1285 FA

• Crechel 1204 FF

• Langecrechel Roberti de Luscy et Briani Tollard 1208 P

• Crechill Govitz, Longe Crechill 1541 Glyn

• Kerchel 1208 FineR 1233 Cl 1244 Ass 1251 FF

• (Longa) Kerchel 1258 ib

• Lang Kerchel 1280 Ass

• Langeker(c)hil, Langekerhul, Kerhill' (sic) 1288 ib

• Kerchehull 1297 Pat

• Kercle 1208 P

• Longcherchel 1219 FF

• Curchel 1244 Ass

• Lan Curchel, Longe Curchel 1280 ib

• Lang Kurchel, Longe Kurchel 1280 ib

• Langekurchel('), Longekurchel(') 1288 ib

• Kurchul 1288 ib

• Longe Kurchul 1333 HarlCh

• Lange Curchille 1324 Ipm

• Langekurchill 1348 ib

• Curchell juxta Gussych St Michael 1410 Hutch3

• Kurchell Govytz, Kurchell Govitz 1422,1469 Midd

• Longekurchell 1441 Cl

• Kurchell Lucy 1469 Midd

• Longcurchell 1575 Saxton

• Churethel 1262 Ipm

• Churchell, Churchill 1411 IpmR

• Langecruchel 1268 Ass

• Cruchell Longa 1366 IpmR

• Long Cruchel 1366 Pat

• Langecrichel 1268 Ass 1297 Pat

• Langgecrichil, Longecrichil 1268 Ass

• Lancrichull 1428 FA

• Lang(e) Crychell 1494 Cecil

• Crichell als. Long Crechehill 1534 Hutch3

• Longe Crichell' als. Crechill' Govis 1547 AD

• Longe Crychell 1564 Marten

• Crichel-Gouis, Crichel-Lucy 1774 Hutch1

• Kirchel, Langekyrchil, Langekyrchyl 1288 Ass

• Longa Kyrchyl 1291 Tax

• Kirchil 1298 Pat

• Lang(e)- 1431 FA

• Long(e)- 1416 Pat 1500 Pat

• Kirchull 1346 Fine

• Longekyrhull (sic) 1381 Pat

• Kyrchhylle 1378 Cl

• Lange Kyrchull 1412 FA

• Longa Kyrchile 1428 ib

• Langkyrchill Govice, Langkirchell Govice 1564 Glyn

• Kirkechil 1288 Ass

• Kyrkechil(l) 1288 ib

• Langechirchil 1303 FA

• Lanchirchull 1388 IpmR

• Langecriechill 1316 FA

• Long Creechill 1618 Map

• Crouchull' 1332 SR

• de Lucy 1202 Hutch3

• de Luci 1208 P

• de Gouiz 1233 Cl

• de Gouiz 1258 FF

• Gouytz 1375 Cl

Etymology

From PrWelsh or PrCorn *crǖg 'mound, hill, barrow', with explanatory OE  hyll 'hill', thus identical in origin with Church Hill So (DEPN), Creech Hill in Wimborne St G. par. supra , etc, cf. Ekwall Studies1 33ff. The hill referred to is Crichel Down (347′) infra . Long distinguishes this place from More Crichel par. supra and Little Crichel in More Crichel, 'on account of its greater length' (Hutch3 3482), v. lang 1 . The other affixes are manorial: Crichel Lucy (1869 Hutch3, 'the eastern half of the vill') was named from the family of Robert de Lucy 1202 Hutch3, Robert de Luscy , Margaret de Luci 1208 P; Crichel Govis (1869 Hutch3, 'the westerly part of the parish') was named from the family of Roger de Gouiz 1233 Cl, Brian de Gouiz 1258 FF, John Gouytz 1375 Cl. The form to chircelford 'to the ford of Crichel', occurs in the AS bounds of Tarrant Hinton, and describes the point where the Salisbury-Blandford F. road (earlier 'Week Street', v. Week Street Down in Gussage St M. par. supra ) crosses the small stream which flows through the Crichels to join R. Allen, v. ford . On the identification of the DB forms, some of which may strictly belong under More Crichel, v. VCHDo 365, 92, 100, DBGazetteer 119; some of the other early forms without affix may also strictly belong under More Crichel or Little Crichel .