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.

Pie Cross

Other OS name in the Parish of Long Preston

Historical Forms

  • Pykcross 13 Sawl11d
  • Pyecrosse 1594 PRBlt

Etymology

, Pykcross 13Sawl 11d, Pyecrosse 1594 PRBlt , v. pīe 2 ' magpie ' or pīc 1 ' peak ' ( which the older spelling supports ) , cros .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site