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