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Cranleigh history
Etymology
Until the mid-1860s, the place was usually spelt Cranley. The name is popularly believed to come from imputed large crane-breeding grounds at the Anglo-French named Vachery Pond. A pair of cranes adorn the 21st century granted coat of arms of Cranleigh Parish Council.
Early history
Cranleigh was not mentioned in the Domesday Book, at that time being part of the manor of Shere. The Anglican parish church of St Nicolas dates the first building on its site from around 1170. The church has a gargoyle, on a pillar inside the church, which is said to have inspired Lewis Carroll to create the Cheshire Cat.
Post Industrial Revolution
Three people played a major part in the development of Cranleigh during the 19th century. Reverend John Henry Sapte, Dr Albert Napper and Stephen Rowland played major roles in development of the village. Dr Napper set up the first cottage hospital in the country in 1859. Rowland laid out an estate between Horsham and Ewhurst Roads in 1894.
During World War II (1939-1945)
Winterfold House near Cranleigh was requisitioned by the British Government and used by SOE Special Operations Executive, as a training school designated STS 4 and later STS 7. Amongst the many recruits that attended Winterfold included Muriel Byck, Andrée Borrel, Denise Bloch, Noor Inyat Khan (Nora Baker) and Violette Szabo GC. A film Carve Her Name with Pride was made in 1958 about Szabo’s wartime life in the SOE.
Post-war
Cranleigh railway station was closed by Dr Beeching in 1965 after almost exactly a hundred years of operation. In 1975 the 1900-built church of St Andrew was demolished.
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