Cranfield

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9542).

OriginOld English cran →
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Meanings

proper nounCranfield (countable and uncountable, plural Cranfields)

plural Cranfields

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP9542).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishcran“crane”
  2. EnglishCranfield

From Old English cran (“crane”) + feld (“field”).

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APA

Cranfield. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cranfield

MLA

“Cranfield.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cranfield. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cranfield,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cranfield.

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