Cranwell

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Cranwell

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