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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.

Cridling Park

Early-attested site in the Parish of Darrington

Historical Forms

  • parco de Cridlyng 1368 MinAcct
  • parkes of Crydelinge 1544 Surv
  • Credling Park(e) 1551,1591 WillY 1616 PRDr

Etymology

Cridling Park, parco de Cridlyng 1368MinAcct 26, parkes of Crydelinge 1544Surv , Credling Park (e )1551, 1591 WillY, 1616 PRDr, Cridling , Crydling Park (e ) 1629 TN(Kn), 1665 Visit, 1817 M, v. Cridling Stubbs supra , park ; Cridling Park probably represents that part of the manor which was originally called Cridling.