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Cranleigh

Cranleigh proper noun: a large village and civil parish in Waverley borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ0639).

Proper noun

Cranleigh

  1. A large village and civil parish in Waverley borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ0639).

Origin of Cranleigh

From Old English cran (“crane”), genitive plural crana + lēah (“wood clearing”), 'the cranes' wood clearing'. Formerly Cranley, the spelling was altered in 1867 to avoid confusion (by the post office and railway) with Crawley.

Questions about Cranleigh

What does Cranleigh mean?
Cranleigh means a large village and civil parish in Waverley borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ0639).
What part of speech is Cranleigh?
Cranleigh is a proper noun.

Words near Cranleigh in the dictionary

  1. cranksome
  2. crankwalk
  3. crankweb
  4. crankwebs
  5. cranky
  6. Cranleigh
  7. Cranley
  8. Cranley Gardens
  9. Cranmer
  10. Cranmerian
  11. Cranmers

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