Towns & cities · South East England
Cranborne
Cranborne — village in Dorset, England, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Kingsmere · 8.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Cranborne is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 560 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Dorset, England, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 50.9190°, -1.9220°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Avon System SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Cranborne is a village in Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the parish had a population of 779, remaining unchanged from 2001. Until 2019 the appropriate electoral ward was called 'Crane'. This ward included Wimborne St. Giles in the west and south to Woodlands. The total population of this ward at the 2011 census was 2,189. After 2019 structural changes to local government in England, Cranborne is part of the Cranborne and Alderholt ward which elects 1 member to Dorset Council. Once a very small, intensely agricultural market town, the village is on chalk downland called Cranborne Chase, part of a large expanse of chalk in southern England which includes the nearby Salisbury Plain and Dorset Downs.
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Background
History
The village dates from Saxon times and was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Creneburne, meaning stream (bourne) of cranes. In the 10th century the Benedictine abbey known as Cranborne Abbey was founded by a knight by the name of Haylward Snew (or Aethelweard Maew) who made it the parent house of the religious foundation at Tewkesbury. This arrangement lasted until 1102, when Robert Fitz Hamon greatly enlarged the church of Tewkesbury and transferred the community from Cranborne there transforming Cranborne Abbey into a priory subject to Tewkesbury Abbey. In the 13th century, King John visited the downs for the hunt and the town hosted several subsequent kings, notably Henry VIII who…
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- Coordinates
- 50.9190, -1.9220
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Cranborne
- Postcode
- BH21 5PR
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Dorset
- Population
- 560
- Nearest railway station
- Kingsmere — 8.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q735701 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cranborne (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Cranborne from the south - geograph.org.uk - 3423616.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cranborne?
- Cranborne is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BH21 5PR), in the parish of Cranborne.
- Is Cranborne a protected site?
- Yes — Cranborne is part of the River Avon System SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Cranborne free to visit?
- Yes, Cranborne is free to enter.
- How do I get to Cranborne?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BH21 5PR. It sits within the North Dorset parliamentary constituency.