Steeple Cross
Early-attested site in the Parish of Hawnby
Historical Forms
- Stepingecrosse 1290 Dugdiv.285
Etymology
The first element may possibly be OE Stēapinga (gen. pl.) 'dwellers on the slope' (cf. PNBedsHu 84, s.n. Steppingley); hence 'cross of the hill-dwellers.' The second element is cros.