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.

Caraverick

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hesket in the Forest

Historical Forms

  • Karrauerok' 1285 For
  • Caraverick 1597 LRMB

Etymology

Sir Ifor Williams suggests Welsh  caer-efrog or cae 'r-efrog , 'fort' or 'field of a place where efwr (cow-parsnip) grows,' comparing Dynevor (Carmarthenshire).