Cranbrook
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People
- Earl of CranbrookEarl of CranbrookEarl of Cranbrook, in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1892 for the prominent Conservative politician Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Viscount Cranbrook. He notably held office as Home Secretary, Secretary of State for War and Secretary of State...
, title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom- Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook (1814–1906), British Conservative politician
- John Stewart Gathorne-Hardy, 2nd Earl of Cranbrook (1839–1911), Conservative Member of Parliament
Places
In Australia:- Cranbrook, QueenslandCranbrook, QueenslandCranbrook is a suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It one of many suburbs located within the Geographical Centre of the Urban area of Townsville, though it is located 8 km South-West of the Townsville CBD. It is close to the Aitkenvale Business District.-External links:*...
, a suburb of Townsville - Cranbrook, Western AustraliaCranbrook, Western AustraliaCranbrook is a small town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia between Katanning, Kojonup and Mount Barker, situated 320km south of Perth. It is billed as "The Gateway to the Stirlings", referring to the nearby Stirling Range National Park...
- Shire of CranbrookShire of CranbrookThe Shire of Cranbrook is a Local Government Area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about north of Albany and about south-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of , and its seat of government is the town of Cranbrook.-History:The Cranbrook Road Board was...
, Western Australia
In Canada:
- Cranbrook, British ColumbiaCranbrook, British ColumbiaCranbrook, British Columbia is a city in southeast British Columbia, located on the west side of the Kootenay River at its confluence with the St. Mary's River, It is the largest urban centre in the region known as the East Kootenay. As of 2006, Cranbrook's population is 18,267, and the...
, a city in British Columbia named for Cranbrook, Kent- Cranbrook Memorial ArenaCranbrook Memorial ArenaThe Cranbrook Memorial Arena is a 1,704 and 2,451-seat multi-purpose arena in Cranbrook, British Columbia Canada. It was briefly home to the Kootenay Ice while the Cranbrook RecPlex was under construction....
, multi-purpose arena
- Cranbrook Memorial Arena
- Cranbrook (electoral district)Cranbrook (electoral district)Cranbrook was the name of a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia centred on the town of Cranbrook in the southern Rockies and including nearby Kimberley and other towns in the southern end of the Rocky Mountain Trench....
, a provincial electoral district centred on Cranbrook, British Columbia, from 1903 to 1963 - Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport
In England:
- Cranbrook CastleCranbrook CastleCranbrook Castle is an Iron Age Hill fort occupying a commanding hilltop just to the south of and overlooking the Teign valley in Devon. It is roughly 330 metres above sea level and 2 km south and slightly west of Prestonbury castle, 3 km west of Wooston Castle.-References:...
, Iron Age Hill fort overlooking the Teign valley in Devon - Cranbrook, DevonCranbrook, DevonCranbrook is the name chosen for a new town in East Devon, it will initially consist of 2,900 residential properties as well as all the required infrastructure to support a town of this size....
, planned new town in East Devon - Cranbrook, KentCranbrook, KentCranbrook is a small town in Kent in South East England which was granted a charter in 1290 by Archbishop Peckham, allowing it to hold a market in the High Street. Located on the Maidstone to Hastings road, it is five miles north of Hawkhurst. The smaller settlements of Swattenden, Colliers...
- Cranbrook ColonyCranbrook ColonyThe Cranbrook Colony was a group of artists who settled in Cranbrook, Kent from 1854 onwards and were inspired by seventeenth century Dutch and Flemish painters...
, group of artists inspired by 17th-century Dutch and Flemish painters - Cranbrook School, KentCranbrook School, KentCranbrook School is a co-educational boarding and day grammar school located in Cranbrook, Kent in South East England.-Brief history:Founded in 1518 for poor boys of the town, it received a charter from Queen Elizabeth I in 1574. Although in 1817 the town petitioned the Master of the Rolls,...
- Cranbrook railway station
- Cranbrook Colony
- Cranbrook, LondonCranbrook, LondonCranbrook is a district of Ilford in the London Borough of Redbridge. It has been entirely absorbed into the urban sprawl of Ilford, forming the area north of Ilford railway station. It is located at , and is part of the Ilford post town. The name has its earliest use in 1233 as Cranebroc....
, district in the London Borough of Redbridge - Cranbrook EstateCranbrook EstateThe Cranbrook Estate is a housing estate in Bethnal Green, East London designed by Berthold Lubetkin.The site, which is east of Bonner Street and north of Roman Road, was called Cranbrook after the central street...
, a housing estate in East London
In United States:
- Cranbrook, New Jersey
Educational facilities
- Cranbrook Church of England Primary School, Carriers Road, Cranbrook, Kent TN17 3 JZ 01580 713249 www.cranbrook-cep.kent.sch.uk
- CranbrookCranbrook CollegeCranbrook is an independent co-educational school, located in Ilford, Greater London, England. The Cognita Group own and operate the school. The academic years go up from junior to senior starting from reception then working the way up the academic ladder to Year 11. Pupils usually go on to other...
, independent boys private school in Ilford, Essex, England - Cranbrook Educational CommunityCranbrook Educational CommunityThe Cranbrook Educational Community, a National Historic Landmark, in the US state of Michigan was founded in the early 20th century by newspaper mogul George Gough Booth. Cranbrook campus is in the Detroit suburb of Bloomfield Hills consisting of Cranbrook Schools, Cranbrook Academy of Art,...
, Academy of Art, Schools and museums in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA- Cranbrook SchoolsCranbrook SchoolsCranbrook Schools is a private, PK–12 school located on a campus in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The schools comprise a co-educational elementary school, a middle school with separate schools for boys and girls, and a co-educational high school with boarding facilities...
, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA
- Cranbrook Schools
- Cranbrook School, KentCranbrook School, KentCranbrook School is a co-educational boarding and day grammar school located in Cranbrook, Kent in South East England.-Brief history:Founded in 1518 for poor boys of the town, it received a charter from Queen Elizabeth I in 1574. Although in 1817 the town petitioned the Master of the Rolls,...
, England - Cranbrook School, Sydney, Australia
Other
- Plymouth CranbrookPlymouth CranbrookThe Plymouth Cranbrook was built by the Plymouth division of Chrysler from 1951-1953. It replaced the Special Deluxe when Plymouth changed its naming scheme; it was essentially the same as the Concord and Cambridge, but at a higher trim level....
, automobile produced by the Plymouth division of Chrysler, 1951–1953 - Cranbrook (house)Cranbrook (house)Cranbrook is a large house built at Rose Bay in Sydney, Australia in 1859. It is now one of the buildings of Cranbrook School-Early History:...
, Sydney, Australia - Cranbrook (hymn tune)Cranbrook (hymn tune)"Cranbrook" is a hymn tune composed in the 1790s or early 1800s by Thomas Clark , a cobbler of Canterbury, and is best known as the tune to the Yorkshire "national anthem" "On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at"....