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Survey of English Place-Names

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Crosthwaite

Major Settlement in the Parish of Heversham

Historical Forms

  • Crosthwait(e), Crostweit, Crostw(h)eyt, Crosthwayt(e), Crosthweyt 1187–1200 Kendii,118 1201 Ch 1247 1256 Ass 1274 Kendi,134 1278 Ass8 1283 Ipm 1811 PR(Cr)
  • Crostweyk 1274 Ipm
  • Crostquat 1323 ib
  • Crosthayt 1332 SR
  • Crostw(h)at 1538 Kendi,83 1584 ib
  • Crost(h)ewhaite 1574,1588 Comm
  • Croswayt 1441 ChancM
  • Crosethwayt 1304 Kendii,91
  • Crossethwait(e), Crosset(h)wayt(e), Crossethuayte 1303 Ass6 1324,1341,1345 Ipm 1357 Fine 1607 Dep
  • Crosswatt 1637 PR(B)
  • Corsthuayat 1467 Pat
  • Chrostwhaet 1573 RichWill

Etymology

'Clearing with a cross', v. cros , þveit , cf. Cros(s)thwaite (Cu 302, YN 307).

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site