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.

Long Cross

Other OS name in the Parish of Motcombe

Historical Forms

  • close called Longe Crosse 1609 LRMB
  • Longcrosse 1660 SxAS

Etymology

, 1811 OS , close called Longe Crosse 1609LRMB , Longcrosse 1660SxAS , v. lang 1 , cross ' cross-roads ' , the name aptly describing the junction of four roads here .