Cranham
Major Settlement in the Parish of Cranham
Historical Forms
- Craneham 1148–79 Glouc 1281 Misc 1291 Tax 1544 LP
- Cranaham 1221 Ass
- Cranham 1327 SR 1537 Rent 1584 Comm
- Crannam 1567 FF
- Croneham 12 Glouc 1429 Pat 1535 VE
- Cronham 1189 P 1241 FF 1598 Dep
- Crunham 1287 Ass
Etymology
'Homestead or meadow haunted by herons', v. cran , hām , hamm .On the forms Cron -, and Crun - cf. Phonol. § 6.