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Cree Beck

Other OS name in the Parish of Hurworth

Historical Forms

  • Crewbeck 1704 BW
  • Crowbeck 1706 ib
  • Crew becks 1717 Hud
  • Gruebeck or Crubeck 1763 DX
  • Crow Becks 1785 ib
  • Creebeck 1840 TA

Etymology

, Crewbeck 1704BW 109, Crowbeck 1706ib 111, Crew becks 1717 Hud, Gruebeck or Crubeck 1763DX 117, Crow Becks 1785ib 23, Creebeck 1840TA , v. ModE  dial crew ' a pen , fold sty , enclosure ; a hut , cabin ' , from ON  kró .