Cranleigh
Cranleigh is a big village as well as civil parish, self-proclaimed the largest in England, regarding 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Guildford in Surrey. It lies eastern of the A281, which connects Guildford with Horsham, on an alternative route that is not an A-road. It remains in the north-west corner of the Weald, a big remnant woodland, the major regional residue being Winterfold Woodland straight north-west on the northern Greensand Ridge. Up until the mid-1860s, the area was generally meant Cranley. The Post Office convinced the vestry to utilize -leigh to avoid misdirections to neighboring Crawley in West Sussex. The older spelling is openly visible in the Cranley Hotel. The beginning of the name is recorded in the Pipe Rolls as Cranlea in 1166 as well as Cranelega in 1167. A little later in the Feet of Fines of 1198 the name is written as Cranele. Etymologists think about all these versions to be the blend of the Old English words "Cran", meaning "crane", as well as "Leoh" that with each other imply 'a woodland clearing up checked out by cranes'. The name is popularly believed to find from imputed large crane-breeding premises at the Anglo-French named Vachery Fish pond, usually locally referred to as Vachery. The number of a crane embellishes the old drinking water fountain of 1874 in 'Fountain Square' in the middle of the village. A pair of cranes adorn the crest of the 21st century granted layer of arms of Cranleigh Parish Council.