- Cranham, Gloucestershire
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Coordinates: 51°48′53″N 2°09′08″W / 51.8146°N 2.1522°W
Cranham 
Cranham
Cranham shown within GloucestershireOS grid reference SO896129 Parish Cranham District Stroud Shire county Gloucestershire Region South West Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town GLOUCESTER Postcode district GL4 Police Gloucestershire Fire Gloucestershire Ambulance Great Western EU Parliament South West England List of places: UK • England • Gloucestershire Cranham is a village in the English county of Gloucestershire. Forming part of the district of Stroud it is to be found a mile or so east of the A46 road between Stroud and Cheltenham. The Cotswold Way long distance footpath also runs nearby.
Composer Gustav Holst lived in Cranham for a while, and it was there, in the house now called 'Midwinter Cottage' that he wrote what is probably the best known tune for the Christmas carol In the Bleak Midwinter by Christina Rossetti.[1] A Ham class minesweeper, HMS Cranham, was also named after the village.
A Fairport Convention album, Gladys' Leap, is named after local postwoman Gladys Hillier, who would jump over a local stream to avoid a long journey. The Ordnance Survey have renamed that place in her honour.[2]
In 1948, Cranham Scout Centre was opened by the chief scout of the time. Over 2000 people attended the celebration of the opening ceremony. [3]. Since then it has developed from a small campsite into an activity centre with, indoor accommodation and lots of things to do.
In 2010, pop star Lily Allen bought Old Overton House, just outside Cranham, for a reported £3 million.[4][5][6]Old Overton Houss is grade II listed with the earliest part of the property dating back to the seventeenth century.[7]
References
- ^ "Shnugget: Carols at Cranham". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/gloucestershire/content/articles/2009/01/05/midwinter_shnugget_feature.shtml. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
- ^ Hamilton, Alan (2005-08-11). "A bridge too late to spare a country postwoman's muddy boots - Times Online". London: timesonline.co.uk. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article553971.ece. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
- ^ Cranham Scout Centre History
- ^ ": Smile, you're the proud new owner of £3 million Lily Allen pad". This Is Gloucestershire. http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/news/Smile-proud-new-owner-163-3-million-Lily-pad/article-2649417-detail/article.html. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
- ^ POP star Lily Allen has splashed out on a luxurious £3 million house in a remote Cotswold village not far from her father's Gloucestershire home
- ^ Lily recovers from serious condition | Gloucestershire News | This is Gloucestershire
- ^ Old Overtown House - Cranham - Gloucestershire - England | British Listed Buildings
External links
- Cranham in pictures
- Village website
- Scout Centre based in Village
- GENUKI(tm) page
- Map sources for Cranham, Gloucestershire
Categories:- Villages in Gloucestershire
- Stroud (district)
- Civil parishes in Gloucestershire
- Gloucestershire geography stubs
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