Cumcrook
Early-attested site in the Parish of Bellbank
Historical Forms
- Cumcrouk' 1279 Ass
- Cumcruk 1295 Rental
- Comcronk (sic) 1332 SR
- Comcroke 1525 LP t.Ed6 LanerA
- the Comecrooke 1584 Border
- Comecrocke 1592 ib
Etymology
A British name, the elements being cwm (*cumbā ), 'valley' and crug (*croucā ), (Welsh crug , Cornish cruc ), 'hill, mound.'