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Cranwich is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, about 2 miles (3.2 km) north west of Mundford. It covers an area of 7.38 km² (2.85 sq mi) and had a population of 60 in 24 households at the 2001 census.[1] The population remained less than 100 at the 2011 Census and was included in the civil parish of Ickburgh. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.

Cranwich
Cranwich St Mary
Cranwich Location within Norfolk
Area	7.38 km2 (2.85 sq mi)
OS grid reference	TL781947
Civil parish	Cranwich
District	Breckland
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	THETFORD
Postcode district	IP26
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.5217°N 0.6244°E / 52.5217; 0.6244

The villages name means 'Crane/heron marshy meadow'.

Its church, St Mary's, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.

The village is referenced in the film Lesbian Vampire Killers, but is renamed "Cragwich", but still remains in the general Norfolk area.

Notes

http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Cranwich

External links

• St Mary's on the European Round Tower Churches Website

Media related to Cranwich at Wikimedia Commons

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