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.

Craven Bank & Craven Ridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Giggleswick

Historical Forms

  • Cranerigge 1648 WillY
  • Craneriggs 1845 TA

Etymology

( 1845TA ) ( Cranerigge 1648WillY, Craneriggs 1845TA ) , both so called because they were on the northern border of Craven (1supra ) , v. banke , hryggr .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name