The River Crane is a river in
Dorset
Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset (unitary authority), Dors ...
, United Kingdom. It flows past
Cranborne Manor
Cranborne Manor is a Grade I listed country house in Cranborne, Dorset, in southern England.
The manor dates back to around 1207/8, and was originally a hunting lodge. It was re-modelled for The 1st Earl of Salisbury in the early 17th century. ...
.
Near
Verwood
Verwood is a town and civil parish in eastern Dorset, England. The town lies north of Bournemouth and north east of Poole as the crow flies. The civil parish comprises the town of Verwood together with the extended village of Three Legged C ...
it becomes the
Moors River
The Moors River is a river in east Dorset, England, which starts at the point where the River Crane and the Ebblake Stream meet, at Ebblake, south of Verwood.
It runs south then southeast, past Bournemouth International Airport and Hurn to j ...
.
The name is a shortening of ''Cranbourne'', meaning a stream frequented by cranes (or herons).
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