Cranford, London
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Cranford is a place in the London Borough of Hounslow. It is a suburban development located 12.4 miles (20 km) west of Charing Cross and on the eastern perimeter of London Heathrow Airport.
The area is bounded in the west by the airport and the River Crane which also flows through Cranford Park. To the north the area is bounded by the M4 motorway.
The famous Berkeley family used to reside in Cranford. Their estate covered much of Cranford park. The Berkeley crest can be seen at the Berkeley Arms Hotel in Cranford.
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Saint John Haile, a Catholic priest and Rector of St Dunstan's Church, Cranford, was hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn Tree on May 4, 1535 for having defied King Henry VIII. He was beatified by Pope Leo XIII in 1888.
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