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Crepe Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Symondsbury

Historical Forms

  • New Farmhouse at Creep 1839 TA
  • Creepe 1650 Hutch3

Etymology

, New Farmhouse at Creep 1839TA , namedfrom Creepe (f.n.) 1650 Hutch3 , cf. Hr Creep Md & Lr Creep Md 1839TA , from crȳpe ' narrow passage, drain ' ; a small watercourse flows into R . Simene here .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement