Crutch
Major Settlement in the Parish of Crutch
Historical Forms
- Cruchia Hy2 Ch 1285
- Cruch 1178 WoC c.1240
- Crouch(e) 1538 LP 1701 FF 1820 G
- Croyche juxta Wyche Eliz ChancP
- Crowche 1653 FF
Etymology
The place doubtless takes its name from Crutch Hill in which we have the same British word for a hill noted under Crookbarrow supra 178. See further IPN 25.
Places in the same Parish
None