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Survey of English Place-Names

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Croxton Park

Other OS name in the Parish of Croxton Kerrial

Historical Forms

  • parco de Croxtona 1189 Ch 1290
  • Croxton parke 1612 Rut
  • the Park 1700,1704,c.1708,1708(18) Terrier

Etymology

, 1610Rut , 1767EnclA , 1782Reeve , 1846, 1863, 1877 White , parco de Croxtona 1189 (1290) Ch (with MLat  parcus 'a park'),Croxton parke 1612Rut , the Park 1700, 1704, c.1708, 1708 (18)Terrier , cf. the parke pale 1625ib ( v. pale ) , v. park . The house called Croxton Park was built by John , Duke of Rutland , c. 1730 .