Cropston
Cropston
Cropston in Leicestershire is located on the edge of the Charmwood Forest and is home to a number of small businesses. The village has a population of just over 1,000 people and is situated close to the city of Leicester.
Cropston is home to a number of small businesses, including a bakery, a butcher, a grocery store, and a hair salon. There are also several pubs in the village, which are popular with locals and visitors alike. The village is situated close to the city of Leicester, which makes it an ideal location for those who want to live in a rural setting but still have access to all the amenities of a larger city.
Created: 16 October 2022 Edited: 29 November 2023
Cropston
Local History around Cropston
There are some historic monuments around including:
'King William's' BridgeBeacon Hill hillfort, enclosure and linear boundaryMercian cross, St Mary and St John's churchyard'King William's' BridgeChurchyard cross in St Mary's churchyardMarket cross on south side of Market PlaceMountsorrel motte and bailey castleMoated site at New Parks, LeicesterLeicester Castle and the Magazine GatewayLeicester abbey and 17th century mansion and ornamental gardensJewry Wall: remains of a Roman bath house, palaestra and Anglo-Saxon churchMoated lodge 200m west of ruins of Bradgate HouseKirby Muxloe CastlePackhorse bridgeMoated Lodge with associated water channels and fishpond at QuorndonMotte and bailey castle and manorial complex at GrobyGreyfriars, LeicesterMoated site and garden enclosure at GlenfieldThe 'Roman' bridge, BelgravePreceptory, boundary, two mounds, fishpond and dam at Beaumont LeysSite of Roman villaBradgate: house, chapel, garden and watermill.
