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.

Croft Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Thornhill

Historical Forms

  • Croft heads 1634 M
  • Croft 17 PRThl

Etymology

, Croft heads 1634M , v. croft 'enclosure', but possiblynamed from the local family of Croft (17et freq PRThl) .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement