Cropston

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]

Cropston
Cropston
Cropston is located in Leicestershire
Cropston
Cropston
Location within Leicestershire
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLeicester
Postcode districtLE7
Dialling code0116
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

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

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
  1. "Thurcaston & Cropston Parish Council - Home Page". Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2007.
  2. "Population statistics Cropston Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  3. "Cropston CC - Play-Cricket -". Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  4. "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 10 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  5. "History of Cropston, in Charnwood and Leicestershire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  6. "Relationships and changes Cropston Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
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