Cripple
Early-attested site in the Parish of Black Torrington
Historical Forms
- Cripple 1744 Recov
- Cromhale 1333 SR 1340 Ass
Etymology
The connexion of the earliest and latest forms is probable and the development must have been from crumhale to crump (h )ale and then, with a common development of u to i before nasals, to crimple and so by folk- etymology to cripple . The place lies in a crook in the river and the name is probably a compound of crumb , 'crooked,' and healh .
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Graddon
- Wagaford Water
- Higher Whiteleigh
- Buckpitt
- Butterbeare
- Chilla
- Coham
- Craythorne
- Upcott
- Highweek
- Kingsmoor