Cranwell

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proper noun

A village in Cranwell, Brauncewell and Byard's Leap parish, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0350).

OriginOld English cran →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village in Cranwell, Brauncewell and Byard's Leap parish, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0350).

Origin

  1. Old Englishcran“crane”
  2. EnglishCranwell

From Old English cran (“crane”) in the genitive plural, crana + wella (“spring”), 'the spring frequented by cranes'.

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APA

Cranwell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cranwell

MLA

“Cranwell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cranwell. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cranwell,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cranwell.

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