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.

Crockstead

Early-attested site in the Parish of Framfield

Historical Forms

  • Crocstede 1268 Ass
  • Crockestede 1327 SR
  • Crocksted 1587 BM

Etymology

Crockstead is Crocstede 1268Ass (p), Crockestede 1327 SR (p), Crocksted 1587 BM, i.e. probably 'place where crocks or pots were made.'