Etymology

Cranborne

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Today it means: A village and civil parish (served by Cranborne and Edmondsham Parish Council) in East Dorset, England (OS grid ref SU0513). Full definition →

Old English cran + burna
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  1. Old English · derived fromcran + burna
  2. English todayCranborne

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

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