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.

Crackpot

Early-attested site in the Parish of Grinton

Historical Forms

Crakepot(e) 1298 YI 1301 LS R2 RichReg

Etymology

'Pot where crows abound' v. kraka . For the topographical use of pot v. Pott Hall 234supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement