Crickley, Crickley Hill
Early-attested site in the Parish of Badgeworth
Historical Forms
- Crekle 1237 FF
- Crekelege c.1240 Ch 1307
- Crecley 1327 SR
- Crykkeley c.1300,1407,1529 GlR
- Crikeley 1391 Ipm
- Crykleyesbroke 1465 GlR
- Crickley 1610 Rec 1647 FF
Etymology
'Clearing near Crik -hill', v. hyll , lēah . In view of the fact that the place is just below the top of a lofty Cotswold spur on which there are remains of ancient earthworks, the first el. is doubtless an old Celtic hill-name from Brit *crouco - 'hill, mound' (v. crūc 1 ), as in Churchdown (119infra ).