Cronton, township, in par. and 3 miles SE. of Pres-
cot, SAY. Lancashire, 1148 ac., pop. 468; P.O.; contains
the hamlets of C. Smlthers and C. Townend.

Cronroe, vil., Rathnew par., in co. and 3 miles NAY.
of AYicklow. In the vicinity is Cronroe Honse.

Cronybyrne, seat, 3 m. N. of Rathdrum, co.AYicklow.

Crook.—eccl. dist. and vil. with ry. sta., Brancepeth
par., S. Durham—dist., pop. 11,288; vil., 54 miles NAY.
of Bishop Auckland and 262 miles NAY. of London;
P.O., T.O., 2 Banks; has coal mines.—2. Crook, town-
ship, in par. and 4 miles NAY. of Kendal, AYestmorland,
2119 ac., pop. 279; P.O.

Crook, inn, on the border of Tweedsmuir par., S.
Peeblesshire, 14 miles SE. of Biggar; P.O.; is a resort
of anglers on the head waters of the Tweed.

Crook and Billy Row, township (ry. sta. Crook),
Brancepeth par., S. Durham, 4058 ac., pop. 11,096.

Crook Farms, hamlet, Lancashire, 4 miles SAY. of
Lancaster.

Crook Log, 1 m. from Bexley Heath sta., Kent; P.O.

Crook of Alves, hamlet, in par. and 4 mile N. of
ry. sta. of Alves, NAY. Elginshire.

Crook of Devon, vil. with ry. sta., on river Devon,
in co. and 6 miles AY. of Kinross.

Crook Peak, AY. summitof MendipHills, E. Somerset.

Crookdale, hamlet, Bromfield par., AY. Cumberland,
64 miles SAY. of AYigton.

Crookdean, township, Kirkwhelpington par., S.
Northumb., 9 miles SE. of Otterburn, 358 ac., pop. 5.

Crooke, hamlet, 2 m. NAY. of AYigan, Lancashire; P. O.

Crooke, par., in co. and 6 miles SE. of AYaterford,
1935 ac., pop. 512.

Crooked Holme, hamlet, in par. and 14 mile NE. of
Brampton, E. Cumberland.

Crooked Wood, 7 miles N. of Mullingar, N. co.
AYestmeath; P.O.

Crookedholm, vil., Ayrshire, part of Hurlford.

Crookes, eccl. dist. (St Thomas) and hamlet, Shef-
field par., S. div. AVest-Riding Yorkshire, pop. 5404;
the hamlet is 1 mile NAV. of Sheffield.

Crookgate.—hamlet, Chester-le-Street par., N. Dur-
ham, 9 miles SAV. of Newcastle. — 2, Crookgate, 3
miles NE. of Eccleston, NE. Lancashire; P.O.

Crookhall, hamlet, Lanchester par., in co. and 9
miles NAY. of Durham.

Crookbam, hamlet, Ford par., N. Northumberland,
on river Till, 84 miles NAY. of AYooler.

Crookbam Ueatb, place, 3 m. SAV. of Newbury, Berks.

Crookbam House, seat, 5 m. SE. of Newbury, Berks.

Crookbam cnin Ewsbott, eccl. dist. (St Mary),
CrondaU par., N. Hants, pop. 1155; contains Crook-
bam, hamlet, 2 miles SE. of AVinchfield ry. sta.; P.O.

Crookhavcn, fishing vil., Kilmoe par., SAV. co.
Cork, on C. Bay, 30 miles SAV. of Skibbereen ry. sta.,
pop. 263; P.O., T.O. C. Bay is 24 miles wide, and
penetrates 24 miles inland. Crookbaven proper is a
narrow inlet on the AY. side of this bay; it runs 14
mile westward, and is 18 to 20 ft. deep at its head;
it offers clean anchorage and completely land-locked
shelter. On Rock Island is a lighthouse, with 2 fixed
lights (Crookhaven) seen 13 and 10 miles.

Crookhill.—conspicuous eminence on N. border of
Dorset, 34 miles SE. of Crewkerne.—2. Crookhill,
hamlet, 3 miles NE. of Milnthorpe, AYestmorland.

Crookhouse, township, Kirknewton par., N. North-
umberland, 5 miles NAY. of AYooler, 480 ac., pop. 21.

Crooklands, hamlet, Heversham par., AYestmor-
land, 54 miles SE. of Kendal.

Crooks Moor, hamlet, in par. and 4 miles SAY. of
Sheffield, AVest-Riding Yorkshire.

Crooksbnry Hill, wooded eminence, on AV. border
of Surrey, 3 miles E. of Farnham.

Crookston.—seat, Stow par., SE. Edinburghshire, on
Gala AYater, 2 miles N. of Pountainhall sta.—2. Crook-
ston, ry. sta., 4 miles AY. of Glasgow.

Crookston Castle, ruin, associated with the name of
Queen Mary, 3 miles SE. of Paisley, Renfrewshire.

Crookstown Road, ry. sta., 7 miles SE. of Macroom,
mid. co. Cork; P.O., called Crookstown.

Croom, hamlet, Sledmere par., East-Riding York-
shire, 8 miles NAY. of Driffield.

Croom, town and par. with ry. sta., in co. and 11
miles SAY. of Limerick—par., 13,415 ac., pop. 2865;

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