English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Crooks Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bracewell

Historical Forms

  • Croche(s) 1086 DB
  • Croc(h)um 1147,l.12 Sawl1,2,12d
  • le Croke 1290 YDiii
  • Crooks House 1817 M

Etymology

Crooks Ho, Croche (s )1086 DB, Croc (h )um 1147, l. 12Sawl 1, 2, 12d, le Croke 1290 YD iii, Crooks House 1817 M. v. krókr 'a bend, a nook', referring to a secluded nook of land in the hills; Crocum is in the dat.pl. (v. -um ).