Boxted Cross
village · Essex
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a crossroads associated with a place called Boxted, meaning 'box tree place'.
Word origins
- Boxted
- Old EnglishAttestedbox tree place(from bocs "box tree", stede "place")
- Cross
- Old EnglishAttestedcrossroads(from cros "cross")