Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Cracant(h)orp(p), Crakant(h)orp(p) 1185–99 Lowth 13,Hy3 Macheli,1,25 c.1230 Knipe 1243 Macheli,2 1251 Weth 1256 Ass11 Hy6 Rent

• Craketorp 1206 FF

• Crakenethorp 1256 Ass11

• Crakent(h)orp 1206 FF 1256 Ass 1278 Weth 1279 Ass1d 1292 1329 Fine 1678 PR(Mlb)

• Crakenthrope 1544 BrmUC

• Crakint(h)orpp 13 Machel1,3 1200–10 Crk37

• Crackynthorp, Crackinthorp 1353 TestKarl 1704 Terr

• -throp 1774 PR(Blt)

• Crackenthorp(e) 1510 MinAcct 1634 NB 1671 Fleming

• Crackenthrop(p) 1672 NWm 1675 CliffordL

Etymology

Of the same origin as Crackenthorpe (i, 68 supra ), from an ON  byname *Krakandi (cf. Norw kraka 'crawl', krakande 'one who walks with difficulty'), or ME  crak (k )ande 'cracking' and þorp ; the first el. may occur also in Crakeberg (infra ).