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.

Cranhill Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Alderton

Historical Forms

  • Crawenhulle, Crawehulleputte 1317 NQviii

Etymology

Cranhill Wood (6″) is Crawenhulle , Crawehulleputte 1317 NQ viii. The ME forms suggest 'crows' hill,' from OE  gen. pl. crāwena , v. hyll .

Places in the same Parish