Cranleigh

The name is popularly believed to come from the large crane's breeding ground there; hence the crane on the top of the water fountain in the middle of the village, which was lately removed for the construction of a Sainsbury's supermarket in Stocklund Square (which was initially opposed by the majority but accepted as a good idea soon after it was built).

Culture

The Anglican parish church of St Nicolas dates the first building on its site from around 1170, and the building was in its present form by the mid 14th century. The parish is in the Diocese of Guildford.

Related Topics:
Anglican - 1170 - 14th century - Diocese

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There is a Roman Catholic church (in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel & Brighton) and churches of the Protestant denominations.

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