River Crane, Dorset
River in Dorset, England
The River Crane is a river in Dorset, United Kingdom, which flows past Cranborne Manor.[1][2] Near Verwood it becomes the Moors River.
its name is a shortening of Cranbourne, meaning "a stream frequented by cranes [or herons]".[3]
References
- ^ Alexandra Richards (13 March 2015). Dorset (Slow Travel). Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 77–9. ISBN 978-1-84162-867-7.
- ^ Roger A. Lane (15 June 2015). Cranborne Chase: A Secret Landscape. Amberley Publishing Limited. pp. 43–5. ISBN 978-1-4456-4985-6.
- ^ David Mills (20 October 2011). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. OUP Oxford. pp. 135–6. ISBN 978-0-19-960908-6.
50°51′42″N 1°51′14″W / 50.86157°N 1.85399°W / 50.86157; -1.85399
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