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.

Croglam Castle

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirkby Stephen

Historical Forms

  • Crogelyn 1332 SR
  • Croklenn Eliz Hothf
  • Crocklam 1687 ManR
  • Crogleham 1704 ib
  • Croglen side 1842 TA
  • Croglam Castle 1859 OS

Etymology

Croglam Castle, Crogelyn 1332SR (p), Croklenn ElizHothf , Crocklam 1687ManR , Crogleham 1704 ib, Croglen side 1842TA , Croglam Castle 1859OS . The name is that of an earthwork with a circular embankment (cf. NWm 121, RCHM 143), probably a transferred name or surname from Croglin (Cu 183); John, parson of Crogelyn (13Musg ), was party to a deed relating to the adjacent parish of Soulby. The Cu p.n. is a compound of ON  krókr and hlynn , meaning 'torrent in the bend'; such an interpretation could not apply directly to Croglam.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site