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.

Cromhall Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kington St Michael

Historical Forms

  • Crumhale 1250 Aubrey 1258 Ass 1279 ib
  • Cromhale 1268 1428 Aubrey
  • Cromwells 1670 ib

Etymology

Cromhall Fm [krɔməl] is Crumhale 1250 Aubrey, 1258Ass (p), 1279 ib., Cromhale 1268 ib. (p), 1428 Aubrey, Cromwells 1670 ib.A compound of OE  crumb , 'crooked,' and healh, 'angle, corner.'