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Survey of English Place-Names

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Cray, Cray Beck, Cray Gill & Cray Moss

Early-attested site in the Parish of Arncliffe

Historical Forms

  • Creigate 1202 FF
  • Crei 1241 Percy
  • Cray(e) 1499 Whit 1540 MinAcct 1686 PRHub
  • Cray(e) in Langstrothdale 1647 WillY
  • Graibec (sic) 1253 Font

Etymology

Cray, Cray Beck, Cray Gill & Cray Moss, Creigate 1202 FF, Crei 1241 Percy, Cray (e )1499 Whit 506, 1540MinAcct et freq to 1686 PRHub, Cray (e ) in Langstrothdale 1647 WillY, Graibec (sic)1253 Font. Cf. Cray iii, 50supra . Probably originally a stream-name from OWelsh  crei 'fresh' (cf. RN 103).

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site