Crowborough
Major Settlement in the Parish of Crowborough
Historical Forms
- super montem de Cranbergh 1292 SAC26,14
- Crowbergh 1390 MinAcct
- Croweborowghe Gate, Crowbarowe 1564 DuLa
- Crowbarrowe 1587 Ct
- Crowboro Hill 1610 Speed
Etymology
'Crow hill,' v. crawe , beorg , the n in the earliest form being an error of transcription for u . Cf. Crowbergh 14thLibE .