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 Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ilford

Historical Forms

  • Cranebroc 1233,1248 FF 1248,1254 Ass
  • Cranbroke besyde Ilford 1552 EssVis

Etymology

Cranbrook Fm (6″) is Cranebroc 1233, 1248 FF (p), 1248, 1254Ass (p), Cranbroke besyde Ilford 1552 EssVis. 'Crane or heron Brook,' v. cran . On the Cran Brook supra 6.