Summary
Cranworth is a village and civil parish in the Breckland district of the English county of Norfolk.
| Cranworth | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's Church, Cranworth | |
  Cranworth Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 20.6 km2 (8.0 sq mi) |
| Population | 419 [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 |
| UK Parliament | |
History edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
- Robert Rolfe, 1st Baron Cranworth – British lawyer and politician
War memorial edit
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:
- Lance-Corporal Robert R. Tuttle (1892–1916), 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Driver William F. Lyon (1894–1919), Royal Army Service Corps att. 4th Cavalry Division
- Private Victor T. Edwards (d.1916), 8th Battalion, Border Regiment
- Private Ernest W. Graves (1880–1918), 6th Battalion, Royal East Kent Regiment
- Private Frederick J. Green (1899–1918), 61st Battalion, Machine Gun Corps
- Private John Hagan (d.1916), 2nd Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private Lionel W. Green (1897–1917), 1/5th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private Sidney Hipkin (d.1918), 9th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private Bartlett J. Hart (1894–1917), 1st Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment
- Private Frederick C. Ward (d.1918), 1st Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment
- Johnathan Berry
- Frederic S. Sidell
And, the following for the Second World War:
- Able-Seaman Geoffrey G. Ebbage (1923–1941), HMS Calcutta
- Private George Graves (1920–1940), 2nd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry
- Albert Clarke
- Robert Harris[6]
References edit
- ^ Office for National Statistics. (2011). Retrieved December 20, 2022. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E04006105
- ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Cranworth | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Custom report - Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics". www.nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ War Memorials Online. (2015). Retrieved December 20, 2022. https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/215880/
External links edit
Media related to Cranworth at Wikimedia Commons