Gibcrack
Early-attested site in the Parish of Layston with Buntingford
Historical Forms
- Giberake (sic) 1537 LP
- Gyvrake 1542 FF
- Gipcracke 1556 Pat
- Gibcrack(e) 1583,1740 FF 1789 Recov
Etymology
Gibcrack (lost) is Giberake (sic)1537 LP, Gyvrake 1542 FF, Gipcracke 1556 Pat, Gibcrack (e )1583, 1740FF , 1789Recov .The name, like Gibcrack (PN Ess 248) must have referred originally to a badly or flimsily built house. Cf. Gimcrack (NED).