Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Littilcrawell, Crawelshaghes 1499 WCR4

• Crawell End 1759 HAS

• Crawel(l)shayes 1623 FF

• Crawel(l)shaw(e)s 1624 Greave 1633 FGr 1641 WillY 1709 WMB

• Crowel(l)shaies 1551 WCR2d

• Crowel(l)schais 1562 PRHfx

• Crowel(l)shaws 1675 Watson

• Crowel(l)shay 1709 WMB

• Crawhillshayes 1583 WillY

• Crow Hill 1843 O.S.

Etymology

Crow Hill, Crow Hill Shaw, Littilcrawell , Crawelshaghes 1499WCR 4, Crawell End 1759 HAS 16, 27, Crawel (l )shayes 1623 FF, Crawel (l )shaw (e )s 1624 Greave, 1633FGr 8, 1641 WillY, 1709 WMB, Crowel (l )shaies 1551WCR 2d, Crowel (l )schais 1562 PRHfx, Crowel (l )shaws 1675 Watson 718, Crowel (l )shay 1709 WMB, Crawhillshayes 1583 WillY, Crow Hill 1843 O.S. 'Well haunted by crows', v. crāwe , wella , and sceaga 'copse'. On the variation between shaw and shay cf. Phonol. § 3.