Crewe

Crewe

Crewe , town (1991 pop. 59,097), Cheshire East, W central England. It is an important railroad junction with large locomotive and car works, including Rolls-Royce motors.

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Crewe

Crewe Ches., near Farndon. Creuhalle 1086 (DB). Identical in origin with the previous name + OE hall ‘a hall, a manor-house’.

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Crewe

Crewe, UK, USA Creu (UK) UK (England): formerly Creu, a name of Welsh origin, from crïu ‘fish trap’.

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Crewe

Crewe Ches. Creu 1086 (DB). Celtic *crïu ‘a fish-trap, a weir’.

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Crewe

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