William Cranford was an English composer of consort music for viols. His works include fantasias, variations, and a virtuosic. 
Before the British Interregnum, Cranford was a lay vicar at St Paul's Cathedral in London.
Selected works by Cranford have been edited by Virginia Brookes published by the now-defunct PRB Productions. His works are among the holdings of Marsh's Library in Dublin.
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Recordings by contemporary viol ensemble