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.

Crafton Lodge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wing

Historical Forms

  • Croustone 1086 DB
  • Croftone 1200 Fines 1200 Cur 1237–40 Fees 1247,1262 Ass 1284 FA 1286 Ipm 1302 FA 1304 Ipm 1317 Pat 1367 ADvi 1372,1380 Cl 1435 ADiv 1479 ADvi 1488 Ipm 1545 ADvi
  • Croftun 1200 Cur
  • Croxton 1200 Cur
  • Croston 1304 Cl

Etymology

OE  croh-tun, 'saffron-farm.' s for h is common in DB, while the f is a common development from OE h . The vowel has been unrounded in modern times. v. Introd. xxiii.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement