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.

Ellis Croft

Early-attested site in the Parish of Scalby

Historical Forms

Elsicroft, Elsycroft a.1133,early14 Whitby 1204 ChR

Elliscrofte 1619 NRS

Etymology

'Elsi's croft' v. croft . Elsi (cf. DB Alsi ) is from OE Ælf - or Æþel -sige .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement