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.

Cromer

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ardeley

Historical Forms

  • Croumere 1191 HMCix 1256 StPauls 1294 SR
  • Crawemere 1255 Ass 1256 StPauls
  • Crowmere 1259 ib
  • Craumere 1259 FF
  • Crowemere 1275 RH
  • Cromarhall 1541 DeedsEnrolled

Etymology

Cromer is Croumere 1191 HMC ix, 1256StPauls , 1294SR (p), Crawemere 1255Ass (p), 1256StPauls , Crowmere 1259 ib., Craumere 1259FF , Crowemere 1275 RH (p), Craumerfeld 1474, Cromerstrete 1498StPauls , Cromarhall 1541Deeds Enrolled . 'Crowfrequented pool,' v. mere . Identical in origin with Cromer (Nf).