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.

Craycombe Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Fladbury

Historical Forms

  • Craucumbe 1268 Pat 1275 SR
  • Crowecombe 1275 SR
  • Crawecombe 1299 RBB 18th Ipm 1378
  • Cracumb 1617 QSR

Etymology

'Crow-valley,' v. crawe , cumb .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement