Cranleigh
Major Settlement in the Parish of Cranleigh
Historical Forms
- Cranelega 1166 P
- Cranelegh 1235 Ass
- Cranele 1241 Ass 1553 SACiv
- Cranlea 1167 P
- Cranleghe 1241,1261 Ass 1871 O.S.
- Crannelegh 1488 Ipm
- Crandley 1657 AbingerParReg
Etymology
'Crane or heron clearing,' v. cran , leah . The usual spelling until quite recent times was Cranley , the present spelling being adopted for postal convenience to avoid confusion with Crawley (Sx) (VCH iii, 86).
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Barrihurst
- Bedlow Lane
- Little Birchetts
- Bowles Rough
- Butcherhouse Fm
- Clapper Bridge
- Coldharbour
- Colman's Fm
- Cranleigh Common
- Great and Little Garson
- Grub Copse
- Hammer Fm
- Highpark
- Great and Little Inholms
- Iville Fm
- Leman's Barn
- Lions Lane
- Lowerhouse Fm
- Manning's Hill
- Maplewood
- Mill Ho
- Newhouse Fm
- New Park
- Parkhatch Fm
- Rapsley Fm
- Starveall Fm
- Tothill Wood
- Underslaw Fm
- White Meads Copse
- Withybush Fm
- Wyphurst Ho