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.

Grass Kiln Head Spring

Early-attested site in the Parish of Barton

Historical Forms

  • Cresekeld 1193–9 RegAlbiii.40d
  • Cressekeldheved 13 VCHi.150
  • Creskeld 1271 Easby

Etymology

'Well overgrown with cress' v. cærse , kelda .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site