Cainscross
Major Settlement in the Parish of Cainscross
Historical Forms
- Cain's Cross 1776 Will 1777 M
Etymology
A civil parish created in 1894.The name is possibly modern; doubtless the first el. is the same as in Keynestrete in Gloucester (134supra ), which may contain the surname Cain (Reaney 57); this surname is common in Bristol in the eighteenth century (1754–83 Will).