Crossholme Ho
Early-attested site in the Parish of Bishop Norton
Historical Forms
- Crosholm(') 1185 RotDom 1197 FF l12 RAii 1202 Ass c1230 RAiv 1232 FF c1240 VC 14 FF 1250 Fees 1250 RAii c1263 Ass 1272
- Crosseholm' 1220–30 RAiv 1306 KR 1311 DC
- Crosseholme 1510 BP
- Cross Holme 1828 Bry
- Croxholm c1225 Queen's 1210–20 RAiv p1240 VC 14
- Crossam 1614 Monson
Etymology
The raised land in marsh marked with a cross', from ON kross, late OE cros and holmr, probably a Scand compound. The OIrish form cros , itself a loan-word from Latin crux , spread widely and was borrowed as ON kross. This word was introduced into north-west England by Norwegian Vikings from Ireland and became the common term for 'a cross' in England.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Archer Ho
- Atterby Beck
- Atterby Carr
- Atterby Cliff
- Atterby Lane
- Atterby Mill
- Bottom Walk
- Bracken's Lane
- Carr Lane, Carr Wood
- Cross Lane
- Deer Park
- East Drain
- Ermine Street
- Fishpond
- Fox Dale
- The Grange
- Ings Bridge(lost)
- The Lawn
- Low Fm
- Low Place
- Low Plantation
- Manor Ho
- Mellow's Beck
- Norton Beck
- Norton Lane
- Norton Place
- Norton Sandhays
- Park Ho
- Pingle Lane
- Top Walk
- Vicarage
- Waterloo Plantation