Cromwell
Major Settlement in the Parish of Cromwell
Historical Forms
- Crunwelle 1086 DB
- Crunwella 1178 P
- Cronwell(a) 1176,1177 P
- Crombwell t.Hy2 RegAntiq
- Crumwelle 1166 RBE
- Crumwell(a) 1180,1182 P 1675 Ogilby
- Cromewell(e) 1211 RBE 1428 FA
- Crumbwell(e) 1216 FineR 1223 Pat c.1225 Fees 1230 P 1242 Fees 1252 FF 1276 RH 1346 FA
- Crumbewell(e) 1233–57 Ch 1333 SR 1347 Cl
- Crombewell 1316 FA
- Croumbewell 1323 Ass
- Cromwell 1280 ib
Etymology
'Crooked stream,' v. wielle . The name may have reference to the small tributary of the Trent which makes a large bend just to the east of the village.
Places in the same Parish
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