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.

Crateford

Early-attested site in the Parish of Brewood

Historical Forms

  • Crakeford 1327 SR 1332 1655 PCC 1682 Browne 1755 Bowen
  • Crackford 1660 PCC
  • Crateford 1834 O

Etymology

Crateford, Crakeford 1327 SR (p), 1332 ib (p), 1655 PCC, 1682 Browne, 1755 Bowen, Crackford 1660 PCC, Crateford 1834 O, 'the ford frequented by water-crakes', v. kráka , craca (ME  crake), ford .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement