Cratley or Crastell
Early-attested site in the Parish of Wellow
Historical Forms
- Creilege 1086 DB
- Cratela c.1150 Dane 1185 P 1335 For
- Cratella c.1180 Dane
- Cratele 1156,1160 Holtzmann 1184 P 1285 Ch
- (in) Lunde de Cratele 1185 P
- Cratlea 1187 ib
- Crattelea 1188 ib
- Cratle late12th DbCh 1226 FF
- Kratell 1302 FA
- Crastele 1346 ib
- Crastell 1428 ib
Etymology
Professor Ekwall suggests an OE word as the first element, corresponding to Dan krat , 'brushwood,' Norw krat , 'rubbish,' as suggested by Skeat for Cratfield (PN Sf 26). He notes, however, the difficulty of the somewhat persistent medial e .Professor Bruce Dickins suggests the personal name Crǣta with trisyllabic shortening in the compound Crǣtanlēage . v. lundr .