Whitecross
Other OS name in the Parish of Lydney
Historical Forms
- leʒ Crosse, the Crosse 1559,1565 GR421
- White Cros(s) 1595 Comm 1655 Bledisl
Etymology
, leʒ Crosse , the Crosse 1559, 1565GR 421,White Cros (s )1595Comm , 1655Bledisl , originally a cross on the Roman road south - west of Lydney , later a manor house dating from 1538 (Rudder 527) and subsequently demolished ; the cross was doubtless one of white stone .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Allaston Court & Allaston Meend
- Bream's Grove
- Brown's Meend
- Camp Hill
- Churchfield
- Cliff Fm
- Driffield Fm
- Fairtide Rock
- Highfield
- Hill Fm
- The Holms
- Horage Wood
- The Hulks
- Lanesbrook
- Leach Pool
- Lydney Marsh, Lydney Mead & Lydney Park
- Millrough Wood
- Needs Top
- New Grounds
- Norchard Wood
- Nursehill
- Otters Pool
- The Purlieu
- The Reddings
- Red Hill
- Rodley Fm
- Stonebury Wood
- Sulla
- Tingley Wood
- The Tufts
- Tuthill Ho
- Upper Meend
- The Wards
- Warren
- Wellhouse Grove