Cropton
| Cropton | |
| Yorkshire North Riding | |
|---|---|
 Cropton Brewery | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE757891 |
| Location: | 54°17’28"N, -0°50’17"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 321 (2011) |
| Post town: | Pickering |
| Postcode: | YO18 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Yorkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Thirsk and Malton |
Cropton is a village in the North Riding of Yorkshire, on the edge of the North York Moors National Park, three miles north-west of Pickering.
History
The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as having three ploughlands, but the entry does not list any inhabitants.[1] The name of the village derives from Old English (cropp tūn), which means a swelling, mound or hill with a farmstead, settlement or village.[2] At the 2011 census, the parish had a population of 321 (including Stape)
The Great Yorkshire Brewery, a microbrewery, is located to the rear of the New Inn on the edge of the village.[3] 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.[4] To the rear of the brewery is the site of a Motte-and-bailey castle, known as the Round Hill, which is scheduled ancient monument.[5]
Just outside the village and to the north, is the site of a set of Roman practice marching camps at Cawthorne, excavated in recent years.[6] 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.[7] These are schedule ancient monuments.[8]
To the north of the village lies Cropton Forest, a woodland of 9,050 acres that has a caravan park within it.[9] The forest is also noted for a programme to reintroduce beavers, which was successful in producing kits (baby beavers) in 2021.[10][11]
Parish church
St Gregory's Church is of uncertain age – there is no accurate record of its building date. It was though rebuilt in 1844.[12] The church is a Grade II listed building.[13]
In the churchyard is the base of a mediæval cross. There is a poem and tradition associated with taking a drink and leaving money at the cross.[14][15]
Outside links
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References
- ↑ Cropton in the Domesday Book
- ↑ Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 132 ISBN 0198691033
- ↑ "VIP trips to brewery for £50,000". York Press. 26 December 2014. http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/11689091.VIP_trips_to_brewery_for___50_000/. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ↑ Thomas, Peter (2005). Yorkshire's historic pubs. Stroud: Sutton Publishing. p. 37. ISBN 0750939834.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1011624: Cropton Hall Garth: a motte and bailey castle including later mediæval manor house, a mediæval trackway and a pond (Scheduled ancient monument entry)
- ↑ "Cawthorn Roman Camps: North York Moors National Park". http://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/visiting/enjoy-outdoors/walking/our-walks/walking-routes/cawthorn-roman-camps. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ↑ Frank, George (1888). Ryedale and North Yorkshire antiquities. London: E Stock. p. 223. OCLC 4986493.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1007988: Cawthorn Roman forts and camp including a section of mediæval trackway known as the Portergate (Scheduled ancient monument entry)
- ↑ "Cropton Forest". https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/cropton-forest/.
- ↑ Perrin, Louise (7 July 2021). "Cropton Forest beaver trial welcomes two new additions to the family". The Scarborough News. https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/environment/video-cropton-forest-beaver-trial-welcomes-two-new-additions-to-the-family-3299996.
- ↑ Wood, Alexandra (2 January 2021). "Forestry England confirms that Cropton Forest beavers have had fourth baby". The Yorkshire Post. https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/people/forestry-england-confirms-cropton-forest-beavers-have-had-fourth-baby-3080936.
- ↑ "St Gregory". https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/8016/about-us/.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1281522: Church of St Gregory (Grade II listing)
- ↑ Mead, Harry (1978). Inside the North York Moors. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 27. ISBN 0715376993.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1213520: Stump of Churchyard Cross south of Church of St Gregory (Grade II listing)