Cropston
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  Cropston Location within Leicestershire | |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Leicester |
| Postcode district | LE7 |
| Dialling code | 0116 |
| Police | Leicestershire |
| Fire | Leicestershire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
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Cropston is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Thurcaston and Cropston,[1] part of the Borough of Charnwood in Leicestershire, England. It is on the edge of Charnwood Forest, and lies close to Bradgate Park. In 1931 the parish had a population of 404.[2]
The village itself is small, with the older properties close to the crossroads of Reservoir and Station Roads. Near the crossroads there are two pubs, The Bradgate Arms and The Badger's Sett (formerly The Reservoir Inn), and a garage. There are a number of cottages dating back to the 16th century. Cropston Reservoir lies between the village and Bradgate Park. The Victorian pumping station next to the reservoir has now been replaced with a more modern facility.
Cropston Cricket Club hold regular fixtures at their Waterfield Road cricket field.[3]
The Rothley Brook flows between Cropston and Thurcaston, and other nearby villages include Rothley, Anstey, Swithland and Newtown Linford.
History[edit]
The village's name means 'farm/settlement of Kroppr/Croppa'.[4]
Cropston was formerly a township in Thurcaston parish,[5] from 1866 Cropston was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1935 and merged with Thurcaston.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Thurcaston & Cropston Parish Council - Home Page". Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2007.
- ^ "Population statistics Cropston Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Cropston CC - Play-Cricket -". Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "History of Cropston, in Charnwood and Leicestershire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Cropston Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
External links[edit]
- Cropston at Leicestershirevillages.com
- Thurcaston & Cropston Parish Council Archived 30 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Cropston Pumping Station image at ViewFinder[permanent dead link]
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