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.

Cromerhyde

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bishops Hatfield

Historical Forms

  • Croymerehyde 1320 BM
  • Crauemere 1342 Ass
  • Crowemerhyde 1389 Cl
  • Cromerhyde 1472 IpmR
  • Creymore Hyde 1584 FF

Etymology

Cromerhyde is Croymerehyde 1320 BM, Crauemere 1342Ass , Crowemerhyde 1389 Cl, Cromerhyde 1472 IpmR, Creymore Hyde 1584 FF. 'Crow pool,' cf. Cromer infra 151 and hid infra 245.