English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Cranbrook

Other OS name in the Parish of Moretonhampstead

Historical Forms

  • Cranbroc 12th StNicholas
  • Parva Cranbrok 1345 Ass
  • Little, Gret Cranbroke 1496 Ipm

Etymology

is Cranbroc 12thSt Nicholas , Parva Cranbrok 1345Ass ,Little , Gret Cranbroke 1496 Ipm . ' Crane or heron brook . '