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.

High Cross

Other OS name in the Parish of Standon

Historical Forms

  • Heyecrouch 1360 Pat
  • Hyecrosse 1418 ADiii
  • Heghe Cros 1422 ib
  • Heighcrosse 1461 Ct

Etymology

is Heyecrouch 1360 Pat, Hyecrosse 1418 AD iii, Heghe Cros 1422 ib.,Heighcrosse 1461Ct . For the first form v. crouche .