The camp gave manual work in forestry and quarrying and was closed at the onset of the Second World War, where it was used by the British Army.

[3] In the 2011 Census, Cranwich's population is measured as a civil parish and therefore in the same survey as Ickburgh.

The combined population of Ickburgh and Cranwich in 2011 was recorded as 309 residents living in 161 households.

Cranwich is located in the constituency of South West Norfolk, which has been represented by Terry Jermy of the Labour Party since 2024.

The memorial lists the following from the First World War:[7][8] Media related to Cranwich at Wikimedia Commons