Croxby
Major Settlement in the Parish of Croxby
Historical Forms
- Crosbi 1086 DB
- Crosseby 1226–28 Fees 1547 Pat
- Crocsbi 1086 DB
- Crochesbi c.1115 LS 1142–53,eHy2 Dane 1163 RAi
- Crokesby m12 Stix l13 FF 1226 Cur 1232
- Crokesbi 1154–55 RAiv eHy2 Dane 1155–60,1160–66 Dane c.1164 RAiv c.1165 HarlCh 1166 RBE a1224 RAiv
- Crockisbia 1177 ChancR
- Crokxebi 1202 Ass
- Crokkesby 1370 Pat
- Croxebi c.1189 LAASv 1202 Ass 1212 Fees eHy3 RAiv 1218,1219 Ass
- Croxeby 1202 FF 1208–9 Ass 1219 FF 1219 Welles 1220–24 RAiv 1225 Pat 1282 Ipm
- Crocsebi 1193,1194 P
- Croxby c.1200 Gilb 1409 FF 1226,1268 RRGr 1279 RSu 1287 FA 1303 SR 1327 Orig 1330 SR 1332
- Croxbi 1206 Ass 1303,1346 FA
- Croxbey 1563 BT
- Croxbie 1576 LER 1611 BT 1611 Terrier
- Croxbye 1601 1610 Speed
- Crochebi Hy2 Dane
Etymology
'Croc's farmstead, village', from the ODan pers.n. Krōk and bȳ. For a full discussion of this pers.n. v. Croxton, PN L 2.