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.

Crawenhall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tanworth

Historical Forms

  • Craueshala 1190 Cur
  • Grohenhale 1247 Ass
  • Crowenhale 1297 1327 SR 1345 ADiv 1349 ADiii 1352 Ass
  • Crounhale 1315 Ass
  • Crewenhale, Crawenhall 1695 Morden

Etymology

Crawenhall (lost) is Craueshala 1190 Cur (p), Grohenhale 1247Ass , Crowenhale 1297 ib., 1327 SR (p), 1345 AD iv, 1349 AD iii, 1352 Ass, Crounhale 1315Ass (p), Crewenhale , Crawenhall 1695 Morden. 'Crow's corner,' v. crawe , healh . The earliest form is probably corrupt.