English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Craketrees

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Craktres 1530 Visit

Etymology

, 1836KCR , Craktres 1530 Visit , ' crow trees ' , v. kráka , trēow , cf. Crake Trees (ii, 159infra ) ; it corresponds to the common Crow Trees ( ' rookery ' ) in YW .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name