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.

Spency Croft

Other OS name in the Parish of Alston

Historical Forms

  • Spencer Croft 1632 ib
  • Spency Croft 1699 ib
  • Spence croft 1714 PR

Etymology

is Spencer Croft 1632 ib.et freq , Spency Croft 1699 ib., Spence croft 1714 PR .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement