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Survey of English Place-Names

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Crookdale Crag

Other OS name in the Parish of Orton

Historical Forms

  • Crokedalecrages 1379 HMCx,323

Etymology

, Crokedalecrages 1379 HMC x, 323 , cf. Crooke hills 1610FF , ' crooked valley crag ' , v. krókr ( or ME crōked ) , dalr , cragge .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement