English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Crabwall, Crabwall Fm & Crabwall Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of St Oswald's & Holy Trinity

Historical Forms

  • Crabbewalle c.1200–1250,1250–78,1265–78,1265–81,1274–78 Chest 1318 Eyre
  • Crabbewall 1346 StRO 1351 ChRR
  • Crabbewell 1265 Ch 1271 ChFor 1278 JRC 1327 ChRR
  • Crabwell 1280 Surv 1347 ChFor
  • Crabwall c.1310 Chest
  • Crabwall Hall 1842 OS
  • Crabho c.1536 Leland
  • Crabhall 1560,1620 Sheaf 1656,1690 Orm2 1724 NotCestr 1773 Chol 1845 TAMap
  • Crab-hall 1752 Sheaf
  • Crab Hall 1831 Bry
  • Crabball 1547 MinAcct 1608,1696,1727 Sheaf
  • Craball 1563 17 Morris 1567
  • Crabal 1709 Cre
  • Grabhall 1673 Sheaf

Etymology

'Cray-fish stream', v. crabba , wælla , wella . The final el. has been confused by hall 'a hall'.