Crook

crook English Etymology 1 Of en cel-bry - origin, from en cy crug hill, mound. Proper noun en town (unparished) in co/County Durham cc/England OS grid ref NZ1635. Ward map (Co. Durham) en 2 September 2026 Duncan Leatherdale Man found guilty of killing his dad in pub garden https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8xkqxk5jxeo BBC News Shevels, who the court heard was known in the town of Crook to be a nuisance when drunk, annoyed the Greensmith family by sitting nearby and trying to talk to them. 4 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260922081504/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8xkqxk5jxeo 22 September 2026 en village/and/cpar (served by Crook and Winster Parish Council) in x/Westmorland and Furness co/Cumbria cc/England previously in dist/South Lakeland OS grid ref SD4695. Parish map (Cumbria) Etymology 2 From en en crook bend, hook. Proper noun en. Derived terms en Crook County Etymology 3 Proper noun en statutory town co/Logan County s/Colorado c/USA, named after George Crook. en unincorporated community co/Osage County s/Missouri c/USA, so named because of a local merchant's business practices (thus being derived from en crook (thief)). References