Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Great Crawford 1863 Hutch3

• Craveford 1086 DB

• Craweford, Craueford 1242–3 Fees 1272 Ipm 1280 Ass

• Magna Craueford 1288 1291 Tax 1367 Fine

• Craueforth 1280 Ass

• Crauford(e), Crawford(e) 1242 Ch 1244 Ass 1253 FF 1258 Ch 1268 Ass 1497 Ilch

• Magna Crawford(e) 1308 FF

• Great Crawford(e) 1315 Pat

• Crawford(e) Magna 1795 Boswell

• Craford(e) e14 Wim

• Craford(e) Magna 1512 Pars 1571 Drax 1692 Weld1

• (Great) Croweford 1331 Pat 1462 Weld1

• Magna Crafard 1427 ib

Etymology

Gt Crawford (lost, about ST 915015), Great Crawford 1863 Hutch3, Craveford 1086 DB, Craweford , Craueford 1242–3 Fees, 1272 Ipm, 1280Ass , Magna Craueford 1288ib , 1291 Taxet freq to 1367 Fine, Craueforth 1280Ass , Crauford (e ), Crawford (e )1242 Ch, 1244Ass (p), 1253 FF, 1258 Ch, 1268Ass (p)et freq to 1497Ilch with affix Magna Crawford (e ) from 1308 FF, Great Crawford (e ) from 1315 Pat, Crawford (e ) Magna 1795 Boswell, Craford (e )e14Wim , Craford (e ) Magna 1512Pars , 1571Drax , 1692Weld 1, (Great ) Croweford 1331 Pat, 1462Weld 1, Magna Crafard 1427ib , 'crow ford', v. crāwe (obl.sg. -an ), ford . The ford was no doubt at Crawford Bridge infra where the Almer-Tarrant Crawford road crosses R. Stour; the manor lay 'contiguous to Middlestreet on the south' (Hutch3 3521). The affixes Magna and Great distinguish it from Tarrant Crawford par. infra (earlier Parva or Little Crawford ), where some of the early unaffixed forms cited above may strictly belong. For the DB identification, v. DBGazetteer 119, cf. VCHDo 3110.