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.

Cruckmeole

Major Settlement in the Parish of Pontesbury

Historical Forms

  • Mele 1255 RH
  • Crok(e)mele 1291-2 Ass
  • Crokkemele 1340 Pat
  • Croke Meole 1586 SBL7065
  • Crocke Meale 1672 HTR
  • Crockmeole 1700 PR(H)
  • Moele 1308 Ipm
  • Moile 1490 Ipm
  • Cruckmele 1577 Saxton 1600 PR(H)
  • Meole Crucke 1717 PR(H)
  • Crook Meal 1700 PR(H)

Etymology

PR(H) 1, from 1597 onwards, has many variants, including Crucke meolle , Cruck meele , Cruck (e )meole , Cruckmele , Cruck meale , Cruck Meall , Cruckmeol

Places in the same Parish