Crewkerne
Crewkerne is a town in Somerset, England where about 6,700 people live. It is in the South Somerset District.
The first time it is mentioned in history is 899, when king Alfred the Great left the manor to his son Ethelweard. The name Crewkerne comes from the Saxon words Cruce (cross) and earne (cottage), because of the early church there. There was also a mint where coins were made between 978 and 1035. In 1066, the manor belonged to Edith, mistress of Harold Godwinson. After the Norman Conquest, it belonged directly to William the Conqueror.
Crewkerne Media
Will of Alfred the Great, AD 873–888, mentions land at Crucern (11th-century copy, British Library Stowe MS 944, ff. 29v–33r)
Crewkerne : Crewkerne Town Hall
Crewkerne fire station. Crewkerne fire station, Blacknell Lane, Crewkerne, Somerset.
War memorial in Severalls Park
Hermitage Street, Crewkerne. -
Crewkerne : Crewkerne Railway Station
Falkland Square, Crewkerne.
St Peter's Church, shared by Methodists and Roman Catholics
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Other websites
- Archaeology of Crewkerne Archived 2006-11-03 at the Wayback Machine (.pdf file)
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