Cranborne

English

Etymology

From Old English cran + burna, recorded as Creneburne in 1086 (DB).

Proper noun

Cranborne

1. A village and civil parish (served by Cranborne and Edmondsham Parish Council) in East Dorset, England (OS grid ref SU0513).

Derived terms

• Crane (back-formation for the local river)
• Cranborne Chase
• Cranborne money

See also

• Cranbourne

References

• Parish map