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.

Crook

Early-attested site in the Parish of Combe Raleigh

Historical Forms

  • Cruke 1244 Ass
  • Crouk 1330 SR
  • Crook 1571 SR

Etymology

It is the British word cruc , 'hill, barrow,' with reference to Crook Hill just above the farm. See further under Crooke supra 371.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement