Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Cristesache 1086 DB

• Cristesech' c.1200 ForProc 1322 Ipm

• Christesech alias Cressedge 1665 SBL9927

• Crissege 1271-2 Ass 1627 PR(H)

• Cristerdech 1284-5 FA

• Cristeheggh 1316 FA

• Cresseche 1323 Cl

• Cressyche 1394 Cl 1402 Pat 1406 Cl

• Cressegge 1397 Pat

• Cressege 1416 Fine 1421,40,70 Cl 1653 PR(L) 1684 PR(L)

• Cressedge 1590 PR(L) 1723 PR(L)

• Cressage 1535 SBL7180 1623 PR(L) 1670 SBL10144 1751 PR(L)

• Gressedge 1577 Saxton

• Cresedge 1675 Ogilby

• Cressich 1690-1 SBL5230

• Cressadge 1693 PR(H)

• Cressidge 1725 PR(L) 1732 PR(H)

• Cresseche otherwise Cressedge 1739 SBL4135

• Lady Oaks 1675 Ogilby

Etymology

'Christ's oak-tree'. The second element is ǣc , dative of āc .