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.

Creaber

Early-attested site in the Parish of Gidleigh

Historical Forms

  • Creubergh 1238 Ass
  • Creuburgh 1330 SR
  • Crewebergh 1244 Ass
  • Creweber' 1275 RH
  • Crewburgh 1481 Ct

Etymology

'Crow hill,' v. beorg and Introd. xxxiii.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement