Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Cream Poke 1824 O 1830 Gre

• the Creame poke 1652 Nelthorpe

• Cream poake 1663 ib

• one litle Carr commonly called or knowne by the name of Cream poke 1685 ib

• Cream Poke 1711,1733,1739,1796 Dixon

• Cream poak 1767 Stubbs

• Cream poke 1790 Monson

• Cream Poke als Thornholme pingle 1716 Nelthorpe

• Cream Poke Bridge 1828 Bry

Etymology

is Cream Poke 1824 O, 1830Gre, the Creame poke 1652Nelthorpe , Cream poake 1663ib , one litle Carr commonly called or knowne by the name of Cream poke 1685ib , Cream Poke 1711, 1733, 1739, 1796Dixon , Cream poak 1767Stubbs , Cream poke 1790Monson , Cream Poke als Thornholme pingle 1716Nelthorpe , Cream Poke Bridge 1828 Bry ; the same name is found in Bigby f. ns . ( b ) , where it is suggested that this is a complimentary nickname . Minnitt is a local surn , cf. M r Minnitt 1790LTR .