Cranleigh
Cranleigh is a huge village and also civil parish, self-proclaimed the biggest in England, regarding 8 miles (13 kilometres) southeast of Guildford in Surrey. It exists east of the A281, which links Guildford with Horsham, on an alternative route that is not an A-road. It remains in the north-west edge of the Weald, a huge remnant forest, the main regional residue being Winterfold Forest straight north-west on the northern Greensand Ridge. Up until the mid-1860s, the area was generally spelt Cranley. The Post Office encouraged the vestry to utilize -leigh to prevent misdirections to close-by Crawley in West Sussex. The older spelling is publicly noticeable in the Cranley Hotel. The beginning of the name is recorded in the Pipe Rolls as Cranlea in 1166 and Cranelega in 1167. A little later in the Feet of Fines of 1198 the name is created as Cranele. Etymologists consider all these variations to be the blend of the Old English words "Cran", implying "crane", and also "Leoh" that together suggest 'a timberland clearing seen by cranes'. The name is famously thought ahead from imputed huge crane-breeding grounds at the Anglo-French named Vachery Pond, usually in your area referred to as Vachery. The number of a crane decorates the old alcohol consumption water fountain of 1874 in 'Fountain Square' in the middle of the village. A pair of cranes decorate the crest of the 21st century approved coat of arms of Cranleigh Parish Council.
