Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Cromhal(a), Cromhale 1086 DB Hy1 Monast 1317 Berk 1200 P 1204 Fees 1220 Ass 1221 FF 1592

• Cromhallygon 1544 FF 1634 Inq

• Cromhallygon Abbottes 1541 Aug

• Cromale 1086 DB l.12 Berk 1227 FF

• Cromall 1535 VE

• Crumhal(a), Crumhale 1187,1190 P 1221 Ass 1336 FF

• Crumhall 1577 M c.1603 TRMB 1704 PR

• Croumale 1287 Ass

• Crymhale 1322 MinAcct

• Cromphale 1333 Heref

• Croomhale 1378 Works 1610 Rec

• Cromehall(e), Cromehale 1439 IpmR 1492,1512 Comp 1516 MinAcct 1542 LP

• Abbots Cromwell & Lyggyns Cromwell 1542 LP

Etymology

'Nook of land in the crook', v. crumbe , halh . The stream at Cromhall has an acute bend in its course to form the halh . OE  crumbe 'bend, crook' is suggested for Croome (Wo 118) and Cromford (Db 358), both of which have forms in Crom -, Crum - with loss of -b - (cf. also Dumbleton ii, 10supra ). It was called 'Abbots' after it was granted c. 1150 to St Augustine's, Bristol, and 'Lygon' from the family of Lygon by whom it was purchased t. Hy 6.