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.

Perry Croft

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tamworth

Historical Forms

  • Pyricroft 1285,1331,1364 FF 1292 Ipm
  • Perycroft 1436 IpmR
  • Purycroft 1455 Ass
  • Pyrrycroftis 1538 FF
  • Perrycrofts 1739 Recov

Etymology

Perry Croft is Pyricroft 1285, 1331, 1364FF , 1292 Ipm, Perycroft 1436 IpmR, Purycroft 1455 Ass, Pyrrycroftis 1538FF , Perrycrofts 1739Recov . 'Pear-tree field,' v. pyrige , croft .