Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Crosborowe hill, Crosbarowe hill 1601 Terrier

• Crossborow hill 1628 ib

• Crasborrow Hill 1634 ib

• Crosborough Hill 1637 Map

• Crosborrow Hill 1674 Terrier

• Crosbrowe Hill 1638 ib

• Crose Borrowe Hill, Cross Borroe Hill 1690 ib

• Crossberry Hill 1700 ib

• Crossbury Hill 1745 ib

• Cross Barrow Hill 1824 O

• Cross Burrow Hill 1867 Surv

• Burrow Hill 1601,1634 Terrier 1745 et passim

Etymology

, Crosborowe hill , Crosbarowe hill 1601Terrier , Crossborow hill 1628ib , Crasborrow Hill 1634ib , Crosborough Hill 1637Map , Crosborrow Hill 1674Terrier , Crosbrowe Hill 1638ib , Crose Borrowe Hill , Cross Borroe Hill 1690ib , Crossberry Hill 1700ib , Crossbury Hill 1745ib , Cross Barrow Hill 1824 O, Cross Burrow Hill 1867Surv ; also called by the shortened formBurrow Hill 1601, 1634Terrier et passim to 1745ib ; the extended name means ' the hill with a cross upon it ' , v. cros , berg ( with pleonastic hyll added later ) . The hill overlooks Gartree Road .