Cropton
| Cropton | |
|---|---|
| File:Cropton Brewery behind the New Inn.jpg Cropton Brewery in 2002 | |
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| Population | 321 (2011 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SE757891 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PICKERING |
| Postcode district | YO18 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Cropton is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is on the border of the North York Moors National Park, 3 miles (5 km) north-west of Pickering.[2]
History
[edit | edit source]The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as having three ploughlands, but it does not list any inhabitants.[3] The name of the village derives from Old English (cropp tūn), which means a swelling, mound or hill with a farmstead, settlement or village.[4] At the 2001 census, the parish (including Aislaby) had a population of 354,[5] decreasing to 321 (including Stape) at the 2011 Census.[1]
The Great Yorkshire Brewery, a microbrewery, is located to the rear of the New Inn on the edge of the village.[6] The owners of the pub started brewing their own beer in 1984, though beer had been brewed in the village as far back as 1613.[7] To the rear of the brewery is the site of a Motte-and-bailey castle, known as the Round Hill, which is a scheduled ancient monument.[8]
Just outside the village and to the north, is the site of a set of Roman practice marching camps at Cawthorne, excavated by universities in recent years.[9] The camps are thought to be there as the village was on the route of a Roman Road between York and Dunsley Bay (Sandsend), on the Yorkshire Coast near to Whitby.[10] These have been registered as ancient monuments.[11] To the north of the village lies Cropton Forest, a 9,050-acre (3,660 ha) woodland that has a caravan park within it.[12] The forest is also noted for a programme to reintroduce beavers, which was successful in producing kits (baby beavers) in 2021.[13][14]
St Gregory's Church, Cropton is a grade II listed structure, and whilst there is no accurate record of its building date, it was rebuilt in 1844.[15][16] In the churchyard is the base of a medieval cross. There is a poem and tradition associated with taking a drink and leaving money at the cross.[17][18]
Governance
[edit | edit source]An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches south to Normanby, with a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 1,542.[19]
From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Ryedale. It is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- William Scoresby, Arctic whaler and navigator who sailed out of Whitby[20]
See also
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External links
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