Crosby

Crosby derived from Old Norse Cross + byr meaning farm and settlement. Crosby was featured in The Domesday Book as Crosebi in 1086, and Crosseby in 1212 [1].

It is believed to have Viking roots, but it was not until the opening of the Crosby and Southport Railway in 1841 that it became a suburb of Liverpool [2].

The early history of Crosby is connected to Benedictine Priory of the Nuns of St. Helens founded around 1212 [3].

Researched by Brooke Heaton.

[1] Ancestry.co.uk. (2018). Crosby Name Meaning & Crosby Family History at Ancestry.co.uk. [online] Available at: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/name-origin?surname=crosby [Accessed 30 Nov. 2018].

[2] Sedgwick, E. (2018). The Origins Behind Liverpool’s Place-names – Signatures Liverpool. [online] Signatures Liverpool. Available at: http://signaturesliverpool.co.uk/origins-behind-liverpools-place-names/ [Accessed 30 Nov. 2018].

[3] Anon, (2018). [online] Available at: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/bk9/pp15-32 [Accessed 6 Dec. 2018].