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.

West Croft

Field in the Parish of Bottesford

Historical Forms

  • 1850 TA
  • Westcrofd e.13 Rut
  • West Croftes Hy3 Rut
  • le Westecroft 1317 Rut
  • Vest Croft 1317 Rut

Etymology

West Croft (Westcrofd e. 13, Westcroft Hy 3, 1325, West Croftes Hy 3, le Westecroft 1317 bis, Vest Croft 1317, v. west, vestr, croft)