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Survey of English Place-Names

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Crowdundle Quarries

Early-attested site in the Parish of Newbiggin

Historical Forms

  • Crawdundale 1610 Camd
  • Crowdundel 1727 PR(Brm)
  • quarries…Craudundel 1750 Pococke
  • Crawdundale 1777 M, NB 371

Etymology

Crowdundle Quarries, 1859OS , Crawdundale 1610 Camd, Crowdundel 1727 PR(Brm) 146, quarriesCraudundel 1750 Pococke, Crawdundale 1777 M, NB 371. Probably 'the valley of crow-hill', v. crāwe , dūn , dæl .