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The settlement grew after it was one of the original railway stations on the Great Southern Railway when the railway opened in 1889 , and was gazetted a townsite in 1899 .

The name is taken from the town of Cranbrook in Kent , England , about 65 kilometres south east of London . It is believed to have been named by Mr J A Wright, who was manager of the Western Australian Land Company which built the railway. {Link without Title}

Population of Shire: 1036