English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Crooksby

Early-attested site in the Parish of Aysgarth

Historical Forms

  • Croc(he)sbi 1086 DB 1189 RichReg 13 ib
  • Crokesby c.1280 RichReg

Etymology

'Krok's farm' from ON  Krókr and by.