Cranleigh

English

Etymology

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.

Proper noun

Cranleigh

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

References

• Parish map