Cranmore, Isle of Wight
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| Cranmore | |
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  Cranmore Location within the Isle of Wight | |
| OS grid reference | SZ391913 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | YARMOUTH |
| Postcode district | PO41 |
| Dialling code | 01983 |
| Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| Ambulance | Isle of Wight |
| UK Parliament | |
Cranmore is a village on the Isle of Wight. It is located about three miles east of Yarmouth, in the northwest of the island. It is in the civil parish of Shalfleet.
Its name means 'the marshy ground frequented by cranes or herons', from Old English cran and mōr. The mōr was mentioned in a 10th century Saxon charter describing the bounds of Ningwood, a nearby village, - thæs mores heafde, meaning to the head of the moor or marshland, or could be referring to Newtown Salt Marsh, a nearby marsh.
1235: Cranemore
1559: Cranmores
1781: Cranmore[1]
History
On 11 July 1940, a Hurricane P3681 whose pilot was A.W Wooley that had taken off from Tangmere Airfield was shot by an invader in a Heinkel-manufactured plane and burst into flames after being shot in the engine by anti-aircraft guns off Selsey Bill, baled out and landed safely at Thorness Bay, and nose-diving towards the southwest of Cranmore near Ningwood Common. Its remains remained there until 24 April 1982 when it was discovered on a "dig". It was preserved.[2]
