Cranford, Northamptonshire

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Cranford
Location within Northamptonshire
Population422 (2011)
OS grid reference SP9277
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Ceremonial county
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Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Kettering
Postcode district NN14
Dialling code 01536
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52°23′16″N0°38′32″W / 52.3877°N 0.6422°W / 52.3877; -0.6422

Cranford is a civil parish in the North Northamptonshire district, in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England. The two settlements in the parish are:

At the time of the 2001 census, the parish population was 414 people, [1] increasing to 422 at the 2011 census. [2]

History

The parish was formed on 1 April 1935 from "Cranford St Andrew", "Cranford St John" and part of Barton Seagrave. [3] The name "Cranford" means 'Crane/heron ford'. [4] Cranford was recorded in the Domesday Book as Craneford. [5]

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References

  1. Office for National Statistics: Cranford CP: Parish headcounts. Retrieved 8 November 2009
  2. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  3. "Relationships and changes Cranford CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  4. "Cranford St. Andrew and St. John". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  5. "Northamptonshire A-E". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 20 May 2023.