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.

Creswick Greave

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • Creswyk, Creswick 1322 YD 1349 Hlm 1440 Sheff-Man 1591 WillY
  • Cresewyk 1342 Ipm

Etymology

Creswick Greave, Creswyk , Creswick 1322 YD, 1349 Hlm, 1440 Sheff- Man (p), 1591 WillY, Cresewyk 1342 Ipm. 'Farmstead where cress grew', v. cærse , wīc .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name