Crowneast Court
Early-attested site in the Parish of St Johns in Bedwardine
Historical Forms
- Crow(e)neste c.1250 Middleton 1275,1327 SR 1343 Ipm 1436 IpmR 1672 FF
- Craweneste, Craveneste 1255 FF 1275
- Crownyst 1546 Wills
Etymology
'Crow-nest,' the place being in the highest part of the parish.For the name, cf. Crow's Nest Hill (Hu) and Crownest (Y) in PN S.W. Yorks 114. The modern form is a deliberate perversion.