Cranworth

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Cranworth
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St Mary's Church, Cranworth
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Cranworth
Location within Norfolk
Area20.6 km2 (8.0 sq mi)
Population419  [1]
  Density 20/km2 (52/sq mi)
OS grid reference TF9831004660
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Thetford
Postcode district IP25
Dialling code 01362
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
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England
Norfolk
52°36′13″N0°55′37″E / 52.603518°N 0.927043°E / 52.603518; 0.927043

Cranworth is a village and civil parish in the Breckland district of the English county of Norfolk.

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History

Cranworth's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for an enclosed part of land with cranes and herons. [2]

In the Domesday Book, Cranworth is recorded as a settlement of 42 households located in the hundred of Mitford. In 1086, the village formed part of the estates of King William. [3]

Geography

According to the 2011 Census, Cranworth has a population of 419 residents living in 175 households. [4]

Cranworth falls within the constituency of South West Norfolk and is represented at Parliament by Liz Truss MP of the Conservative Party.

St. Mary's Church

Cranworth's parish church is of Norman origin and is dedicated to Saint Mary. The interior of the church is almost exclusively Victorian and the font dates from the Fourteenth Century. [5]

Notable residents

War memorial

Cranworth's war memorial takes the form of a cuboid stone column topped with a stone carving of an angel of victory. The memorial is located in St. Mary's Churchyard and lists the following names for the First World War:

And, the following for the Second World War:

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References

  1. Office for National Statistics. (2011). Retrieved December 20, 2022. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E04006105
  2. "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. "Cranworth | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  4. "Custom report - Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics". www.nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  5. "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  6. War Memorials Online. (2015). Retrieved December 20, 2022. https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/215880/

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