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Crawley Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Uley

Historical Forms

  • Crawles grene, Crawles sharde 1566 BGvii
  • Crawleigh clift 1670 Kingsct
  • Crawleys green 1686 GR892
  • Crawleys shard 1779 Rudder

Etymology

, Crawles grene , Crawles sharde 1566 BG vii, Crawleigh clift 1670Kingsct 50, Crawleys green 1686GR 892, Crawleys shard 1779 Rudder , ' crowclearing ' , v. crāwe , lēah , grēne 2 , sceard ' cleft, gap ' .