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Survey of English Place-Names

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Crowmarsh Gifford

Major Settlement in the Parish of Crowmarsh

Historical Forms

  • Cravmares 1086 DB
  • Craumers 1174 P 1338 BC
  • Crawmerse 1234 Bract 1284–5 FA
  • Crawmerch 1316 AD
  • Crawemers' c.1181 Gor 1268 Ch
  • Croumerche 1184 Os late12th FA 1428
  • Croumersh Giffard 1355 Ipm 1373 Cl
  • Croumerssh Giffard 1379 Cl
  • Crowemers c.1219 S c.1280 Ch 1394
  • Crowmershe 1285 Ass
  • Crowmershe Giffard 1334 AD 1428 FA
  • Crowmershe Gefford 1517 DInc
  • Crowmarsh Gifford 1636–7 FF
  • Long Crowmarsh 1797 Davis
  • Cramershe 1285 Ass
  • Cromershe Giffard 1316 FA
  • Cromerssh Giffard 1386 Cl
  • Croozm'sch Giffard 1372 Bodl

Etymology

'Crow marsh,' v. crāwe , mersc . It is mentioned under the lands of Walter Gifard in DB.