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Cranford.

A suburb in Greater London, on the boundary between the boroughs of Hillingdon and Hounslow (OS grid ref TQ1072).

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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name/ˈkɹænfəd/UK
  1. A suburb in Greater London, on the boundary between the boroughs of Hillingdon and Hounslow (OS grid ref TQ1072).

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  2. A hamlet in Woolfardisworthy parish, Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS3421).

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  3. A civil parish in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Kettering district, that includes Cranford St Andrew and Cranford St John.

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  4. A small village in the north of County Donegal, Ireland (Irish grid ref C 1933).

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  5. A township in Union County, New Jersey, United States.

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  6. A community in the Municipal District of Taber, Alberta, Canada.

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  7. A surname.

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Where this word comes from

From Old English cran (“crane”) + ford.

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