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.

Crawley

Major Settlement in the Parish of Crawley

Historical Forms

  • Crauleia 1203 SAC36,186
  • Crawele(y) 1248,1279 Ass
  • Crawle(y) 1272 RH 1316 FA
  • Crowele 1261 Ass
  • Croule juxta Hyfeld 1279 Ass
  • Craule 1285,1298 FF 1482 IpmR

Etymology

'Crow leah,' i.e. frequented by these birds. Hyfeld , i.e. Ifield.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site