[3] The manor of Cranage, unlike many estates, has not remained in one family but had changed hands many times.

Historically, Cranage was an agricultural area which had a wide variation of farming activities.

It is believed that it was built in the 17th century incorporating elements of an earlier hall.

The village school was closed in 1990 as a result of the drop in the number of pupils.

A Journey through Time: Holmes Chapel, Cotton and Cranage, by Annabel Capewell, Rosemary Dear, Patricia Dingle, Rodney Smith, Terry Taylor and Janet Yarwood was published in 1996.