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'.