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Cruckmeole

hamlet · Shropshire

WelshAI-generated

Cruckmeole is a Welsh name likely meaning 'crooked stream' or 'crooked mill'. It combines 'crug' (heap, mound, possibly referring to a mill structure) or 'crych' (crooked) with 'melin' (mill) or 'môl' (stream).

Word origins

Cruck
WelshCrooked or mound(from cruch "crooked", crug "mound, heap")
meole
Welshmill or stream(from melin "mill", môl "stream")