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.

West Creech

Early-attested site in the Parish of Steeple

Historical Forms

  • West Creech 1795 Boswell
  • Crich(e) 1319 MinAcct 1509 BrEll
  • West(e) Crych(e) 1324 Pitt 17 Pat 1459
  • West criche 1452 Weld1 1512 Ct
  • West Creche 1575 Saxton
  • W. Cruche c.1586 Tres

Etymology

West Creech (SY 895825), West Creech 1795 Boswell, Crich (e )1319MinAcct et freq to 1509BrEll , West (e ) Crych (e )1324 (17) Pitt , 1459 Pat, West criche 1452Weld 1, 1512Ct , West Creche 1575 Saxton, W . Cruche c. 1586 Tres, from Creech Barrow in Ch. Knowle par. supra ; West in relation to prec. and East Creech in Ch. Knowle par. supra (where some early forms which may strictly belong to West Creech are cited), v. west .