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.

Cranbury

Other OS name in the Parish of Holsworthy

Historical Forms

  • Cranebir' 1238 Ass
  • Cran(e)byr' 1244 Ass
  • Crambury 1615 FF

Etymology

is Cranebir '1238Ass (p), Cran (e )byr '1244Ass (p), Crambury 1615FF . ' Crane (heron) frequented burh . '

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement