Cracrop
Early-attested site in the Parish of Stapleton
Historical Forms
- Crakethrope 1589 ExchKR
- Crackthropp 1595 Border
- Crakethroppe 1601 Survey
- Crakethorp 1618 NaworthA
- Crakthrop 1633 Naworth
- Chrakropp 1598 Border
- Creakerope al. Creakthorpe 1603 Gilsland
- Craythropp 1654 Boothby
Etymology
Either 'þorpof the crows' (ON kráka þorp ) or 'Kraki 's þorp.' As names in þorp are frequently formed from personal names, the latter seems more probable. The name may have been influenced by crackrope , 'gallows bird.'
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