Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Crohtone 1086 DB

• Crocton' 1199 P

• Crochestona 1177 ChancR

• Crocheston' 1195 P 1196 ChancR 1197 P

• Crokeston' 1169,1177,1185 P 1223 Cur Edw1 BelCartB e.15

• Crokestone 1202 Ass

• Crokestun' Hy3 Rut

• Crokeston 1611 ib

• Crocstona c.1130 LeicSurv

• Crocston' 1223,1225 Cur 1236 Fees

• Crocstone 1233 BelCartA e.14

• Crocstun 1203 Fine 1203 FF

• Croston' 1203 Ass 1224 Cur c.1270 WoCart 1449

• Crostona e.Hy3 Rut

• Croxston e.13 Berkeley 1221 Cur 1454,1500 Rut

• Croxstona Ric1 Ch 1227

• Croxstun' 1223 ClR Hy3 Berkeley

• Croxton(') 1198,1199 Cur 1200 P

• Croxtona 1189 Ch 1290 BHosp e.13 ChPr 1285

• Croxtone 1224,1231 RHug c.1400 HP 1442 Visit

• Croxtun' 1205 ChancR 1217 ClR 1241 BelCartA e.14 Cl 1252

• Croxtuna 1209×19 RHug

• Chroxton' 13 MiD

• Crouxton 1541 Rut

• Crawston 1577 Terrier

• Crawson 1577 ib

• ~ Sar(r)acene 1201 P 1201 ChancR

• ~ Kyriel 1247 Fees 1285 Nichols 1444 Rut

• ~ Kiriel(l) 1290,1338 IpmR

• ~ Keryall 1500 Rut 1535 VE

• ~ Ker(r)iall 1535 1629 LML

• ~ Kyryell 1516 Wyg

• ~ Kyryall 1499 Banco 1539 Deed 1549 AAS

• ~ Roos(e) 1590,1609 Rut

• ~ Rosse 1611 ib

• Margeria de Crioll 1319 ELiW

• Nicholas de Criel 1328 Banco

Etymology

'Krōk's farmstead, village', v. tūn . The ODan  pers.n. Krōk (ON  Krókr ) is an original by-name meaning 'crooked-backed' or poss. 'crooked-dealer' (v. SPNLY 181). The p.n. is to be compared with South Croxton (Lei), Croxton (L) and Croxton (St). For extended discussion of this name, v. L 299 and SSNEM 375. The spelling Crawson (1577) shows typical Leics. 16th cent. and later loss of t in the group -ston .

Oliverus Sarazin held land in neighbouring Warwickshire in 1252 Fees, but there is no record, apart from the feudal affix to the p.n., of the Sarazin family's holding land in Croxton. Bertramus de Cryoll was granted the manor in 1239Rut and it was held by his family as late as Margeria de Crioll 1319 ELiW and Nicholas de Criel 1328 Banco. The manor was in the possession of Lord Roose of Belvoir in 1590Rut and later.