Professional Oven Cleaning Cranham RM14

Cranham’s name comes from the Anglo-Saxon words “crāwe” and “hōh”. It translates to “place visited by crows”. In 1086, in the Domesday Book, the area is mentioned as Craohv. It was a wooded area featuring a rural settlement. In 1201, the area was known as Craweno. In the Middle Ages, Cranham belonged to the Bishop of London and it was known as Bishop’s Ockendon. A big part of the forest was cleared by the 15th century to make way for farms and houses. A mill was built in this area. This part of East London is in the historical county of Essex.

The 18th-century Grade II listed Cranham Hall stands on the site of a 17th-century red brick house. Sir Edward Petre, 3rd Baronet and Prime Minister James Oglethorpe are among the most notable inhabitants of the original house. The building had a timber hall which suggests that there was an even older original building from the 14th or 15th century. Brick earth made this RM14 area suitable for the brick and tile industry at the beginning of the 20th century. The Cranham Brick and Tile Company ran from 1900 to 1920. Council housing development began in 1930. By 1971, 651 houses were built here. A 2001 record mentions 12,000 people living here. The area does not have a shopping center, however, the main road Front Lane has several shops.

Cranham does not have a railway or tube station. The closest stations are at Upminster. Bus routes connect this area to Upminster, Ockendon, Romford, and Hornchurch. British soldier James Oglethorpe who founded the colony of Georgia that is now part of the USA, is buried at the All Saints’ church with his wife, the heiress of Cranham Hall, whom he married in 1743. The current All Saints’ church building dates from 1873. It is Grade II listed.