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.

Croxley Green and Croxleyhall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rickmansworth

Historical Forms

  • Crokesleya 1166 RBE 1280 Ipm
  • Crokesleigrene 1349–96 Gesta
  • Croxleyhall meade 1556 AOMB
  • Crosley Green 1750 K

Etymology

Croxley Green and Croxleyhall are Crokesleya 1166 RBE (p)et freq to 1280 Ipm, with variant spellings Crockesleya and Crokeslege , Crokesleye , Crokesleigrene 1349–96 Gesta, Croxleyhall meade 1556AOMB , Crosley Green 1750 K. 'Croc 's clearing,' v. leah .