Crollode (Fm)
Early-attested site in the Parish of Somersham
Historical Forms
- aqua de Grauelode 1286 Ass
- aqua de Grouelode 1286 Ass
- Crowelodemare 1294 Rams c.1350
Etymology
'Crow-water-way,' probably from their frequenting it. v. crawe , gelad . The forms with initial g show the common confusion in ME between initial c and g (cf. IPN 114). It is still called Crow Lode in Dugdale, History of Embanking (2nd ed.), 355.