Reigate Hundred
Hundred in the County of Surrey
Historical Forms
- Cherchefelle, Chirchefeld 1086 DB
- Crichefeld 1154 RBE
- Crechesfeld 1154 RBE
- Regate 1193 P
- Reygate 1225 Ass
- Raygate 1230 P
Etymology
Ekwall (Studies 45) takes the first element to be Brit. cruc , 'hill, barrow,' and the name to be identical with Cruchfield (Berks), earlier Cruche (s )feld , Chirchesfeld , Curchesfeld , Crukesfeld . Hence 'open space marked by a barrow.' The site of the hundred meeting-place is generally supposed to be identical with that of the later Reigate (infra 304). There is, however, a Crutchfield Fm in Horley infra 293.