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Survey of English Place-Names

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Cranmore Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Horsley

Historical Forms

  • Cronmeresmed 1369 MinAcct
  • Cranemere(sfeld) 1370 ib
  • Cranmer(e)feld(e), Cranmer(e)mede 1435,1473,1511 ib
  • Cranmer 1638 Inq

Etymology

Cranmore Fm, Cronmeresmed 1369MinAcct , Cranemere (sfeld )1370 ib, Cranmer (e )feld (e ), Cranmer (e )mede 1435, 1473, 1511 ib, Cranmer 1638 Inq.'Pool haunted by herons', v. cran , mere , feld , mǣd 'meadow'.