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Survey of English Place-Names

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Cradocks Stone(lost)

Other OS name in the Parish of West Dean

Historical Forms

  • Cradokeston 1282 For
  • Craddok de Brocworth 1248 Ass8

Etymology

( lost ) , 1777M , Cradokeston 1282For , the Welsh  pers.n. C (a )radawc ( ME  Cradok ) , v. stān ; it is the former name of Cattle 's Cross ( grid 156 – 581084 ) , which has approximately the position required for Cradocks Stone in the bounds in 1282For (BG xiv, 364) ; the pers. n. occurs in Gl as that of Craddok de Brocworth 1248Ass 8 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement