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.

Crossley Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bradford

Historical Forms

  • Crosley 1240–6 Pont 1615 PrHosp
  • Crosley hall, Crosley more 1615 ib
  • Crosselaibroc 1277 Arm
  • Crossley Hall 1623 PRBfd

Etymology

Crossley Hall, Crosley 1240–6 Pont (p), 1615 PrHosp, Crosley hall , Crosley more 1615 ib, Crosselaibroc 1277 Arm, Crossley Hall 1623 PRBfd.'Cross clearing', v. cros , lēah . This p.n. occurs several times (Cross Lee 174), and it is not always certain whether it is an original p.n. or one incorporating the common YW surname Crossley (which originates of course in one or another of these p.ns.).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name