Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• (riuulus de) Crampeburn' 1279 HMCVarCollI

• Cranbourn 1337 Pat

• Chasee de Cranborne 1554 LRMB

• Wood called Cramborne Woode, Chase called Cramborne Chase, Cramborne Lodge 1601 Dep

• Cramborne Shace, Cramborne Woode 1607 SpecCom

• Cranburn Park and Wood 1761 Rocque

• Cranbourne Park and Chase 1800 Eden

Etymology

Cranbourne, Cranbourne Chase (latter in New Windsor), (riuulus de ) Crampeburn '1279 HMC Var Coll I, Cranbourn 1337 Pat, Chasee de Cranborne 1554LRMB , Wood called Cramborne Woode , Chase called Cramborne Chase , Cramborne Lodge 1601Dep , Cramborne Shace , Cramborne Woode 1607SpecCom , Cranburn Park and Wood 1761 Rocque, Cranbourne Park and Chase 1800 Eden. 'Brook frequented by cranes or herons', v. cran , burna . The same name occurs in Do and Ha.