Cranworth Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:52.6035°N 0.927°W
Official Name:Cranworth
Population:419
Area Total Km2:20.6
Population Ref:[1]
Shire District:Breckland
Shire County:Norfolk
Region:East of England
Constituency Westminster:South West Norfolk
Post Town:Thetford
Postcode District:IP25
Postcode Area:IP
Dial Code:01362
Os Grid Reference:TF9831004660
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Static Image Caption:St Mary's Church, Cranworth

Cranworth is a village and civil parish in the Breckland district of the English county of Norfolk.

History

Cranworth's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for an enclosed part of land with cranes and herons.[2]

In the Domesday Book, Cranworth is recorded as a settlement of 42 households located in the hundred of Mitford. In 1086, the village formed part of the estates of King William.[3]

Geography

According to the 2011 Census, Cranworth has a population of 419 residents living in 175 households.[4]

Cranworth falls within the constituency of South West Norfolk in the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

St. Mary's Church

Cranworth's parish church is of Norman origin and is dedicated to Saint Mary. The interior of the church is almost exclusively Victorian and the font dates from the Fourteenth Century.[5]

Notable residents

War memorial

Cranworth's war memorial takes the form of a cuboid stone column topped with a stone carving of an angel of victory. The memorial is located in St. Mary's Churchyard and lists the following names for the First World War:

And, the following for the Second World War:

Notes and References

  1. Office for National Statistics. (2011). Retrieved December 20, 2022. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E04006105
  2. Web site: Key to English Place-names . 2024-03-12 . kepn.nottingham.ac.uk.
  3. Web site: Cranworth Domesday Book . 2024-03-12 . opendomesday.org.
  4. Web site: Custom report - Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics . 2024-03-12 . www.nomisweb.co.uk.
  5. Web site: Norfolk Churches . 2024-03-12 . www.norfolkchurches.co.uk.
  6. War Memorials Online. (2015). Retrieved December 20, 2022. https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/215880/