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.

Crawl Side

Early-attested site in the Parish of Mashamshire

Historical Forms

  • Crawell 1314 Fount

Etymology

Cf. Crow Hill (Halifax, YWR), Crowelschais 1562 Halifax Wills, and Crowallsike , a lost place in Fixby, Goodall, PN SWY 114 all from OE  crawe and w(i)ella.