Crypt Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Cocking
Historical Forms
- de la Gripe 1265 SAC6,220
- ate Gripe 1279 Ass 1322 Ipm
- de la Cripe, de la Kripe 1288 Ass
- atte Cripe 1327 SR 1340 NI
Etymology
This name is found in pers. names de la Gripe (1265 SAC 6, 220), ate Gripe (1279Ass , 1322 Ipm), de la Cripe , de la Kripe (1288Ass ), atte Cripe (1327 SR, 1340 NI), all belonging to persons in Cocking parish. It is apparently the word grip , still used in Sussex of a small ditch or drain (Parish). This perhaps goes back to OE grype , 'drain,' and certainly suits the site, for Crypt lies in a small deep-cut valley. We should have expected however some forms in u or e , ME grupe , grepe . For confusion of initial c and g , v. IPN 114 and PN NbDu 266. The modern form is probably the result of an attempt to emphasise its situation.