Cringleford's name is of mixed Viking and Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from an amalgamation of the Old English and Old Norse for a circular ford over the River Yare.

In 1086, the village was divided between the estates of Odo of Bayeux, Alan of Brittany and Roger Bigod.

[4] St. Peter's Church was extended and re-built in the Victorian era and boasts a font from the Sixteenth Century.

[5] The majority of local children attend Cringleford Church of England Primary School which was recently extensively refurbished and extended.

Cringleford's war memorial is a carved wooden plaque located inside St. Peter's Church.