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Comment on Pre-Enclosure Field Names in Crowle and Ealand by Angus

Angus — Wed, 02 May 2012 21:47:27 +0000

Dr Paul Cavill, Lecturer in Early English, School of English, University of Nottingham proposed some suggestions for the interesting furlong names. His comments are highlighted. Caugars Furlong - I guess this could be a surname but there were certainly none at the time of the the 1738 survey. I think you’re right: the surname could possibly refer to caulking boats; furlong is ‘a division in the common field’ Haghars Cross Furlong - again possibly a surname. Once again, quite possible, and the name could refer to the occupation of a hedger (OE haga ‘hedge’) High Breaking Whong Furlong & Low Breaking Whong Furlong - these intrigue me the most as I cannot imagine a derivation for Whong. I wondered if breaking possibly had something to do with how the land ploughed. Whong is from Old Norse vangr ‘an in-field, an enclosed part of an in-field’. It’s very hard to say what breaking might be: the second part might be ON eng ‘grazing’ and the first OE brec ‘land broken up for cultivation’, though the High/Low could indicate ON brekka ‘a slope’. An entirely ON etymology would be ‘enclosed part of the sloping pasture’ or something like that. The Scuttuck Furlong Scuttock is a dialect word for the guillemot, and I guess Crowle is close enough to the sea to have seagulls grazing the fields.

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Historic Directories of Crowle — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:20:43 +0000

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Comment on New Car Park on Crowle Moors by Angus

Angus — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:48:00 +0000

We have walked down the path and it takes quite an interesting through a former peat working area and you can cut across (no paths as such) to the Decoy Path – about the point at which one turns right toward the warping drain. Alternatively you can turn left on the ride and come out on the warping drain at the bailey bridge.
This should open up all sorts of alternative routes. I don’t know what is intended in the way of way marked paths. Last weekend we walked through to the Yorkshire Triangle and then walked through the woods to Crowle Moor South. It is all certainly within the NNR but may not actually be within the Open Access Area.

Comment on New Car Park on Crowle Moors by Woods

Woods — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:36:18 +0000

I saw the car park the other day but didn’t venture down the track. Does anyone know where is goes, i.e. does it join up with the Decoy or the Southern trail? Or perhaps it’s going to be a new route?

Comment on Peat Moss Villas by Windsor

Windsor — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:06:03 +0000

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Comment on The Robinson Family and Tetley Hall by Crowle Pubs

Crowle Pubs — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 12:13:07 +0000

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Comment on Anderson Hind of Crowle by Anderson Hind – A crowle Farmer in the 19th Century.

Anderson Hind – A crowle Farmer in the 19th Century. — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:15:51 +0000

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Comment on Other Houses and Buildings Photo Gallery by magsingleton@magsingleton.karoo.co.uk

magsingleton@magsingleton.karoo.co.uk — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:39:37 +0000

I am the great grand-daughter of Ernest Arthur Chapman and have been searching for
pictures of Snowdrop Villa, his ancestral home. Thanks to you I have now seen what it used to look like. If you have any more pictures I would love to see them. Also seeking ‘Watkin House’ where some of his many children were born.

Many thanks. Margaret Singleton nee Chapman

Comment on Crowle in the 1940 by Bill Goldthorp

Bill Goldthorp — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 21:01:55 +0000

Tony Whiteley.

Yes I remember Billy Harper, often to be found in the George and Dragon if my memory serves me correctly.
I never knew who the lady living at the cottage was. Was it Billy’s wife? I remember a baby was born and died within a short space of time. Granny Harper was distraught.
The day of the funeral it was in its little coffin on the sideboard, distraught Granny asked some children if they would like to see the baby. There was a crush of children at the door trying to get in including me. From my part and I suspect from others it was just morbid curiosity. I never even reached the door Billy turned up swearing blue murder and chased us all away. I cannot say I was disappointed.

Are you related to Jean Whitley, who was year younger than me. b. 1934. Her father was coal merchant and lived at the first new semi on Wharf Road. Jean went to the Grammar School. You will find her aged two on the photograph of my third birthday.

Jean used to have a hairdressing business in Crowle, where an amusing incident occurred with a young lady I know and which was recorded in an edition of Nostalgia.

I will not repeat it here, I only just managed to survive on that occasion.

Comment on Crowle in the 1940 by lynn.whiteley@yahoo.co.uk

lynn.whiteley@yahoo.co.uk — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:18:26 +0000

do you remember bill harper his uncle, he once gave me a slap for smacking frank. cos
granny could’t catch me.

tony whiteley