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:
Mercian cross, St Mary and St John's churchyardGreyfriars, LeicesterBradgate: house, chapel, garden and watermillThe 'Roman' bridge, Belgrave'King William's' BridgeMoated site and garden enclosure at GlenfieldMoated site at New Parks, LeicesterPackhorse bridgeLeicester Castle and the Magazine GatewayJewry Wall: remains of a Roman bath house, palaestra and Anglo-Saxon church'King William's' BridgeKirby Muxloe CastleMoated lodge 200m west of ruins of Bradgate HouseSite of Roman villaBeacon Hill hillfort, enclosure and linear boundaryLeicester abbey and 17th century mansion and ornamental gardensMountsorrel motte and bailey castlePreceptory, boundary, two mounds, fishpond and dam at Beaumont LeysMotte and bailey castle and manorial complex at GrobyChurchyard cross in St Mary's churchyardMarket cross on south side of Market PlaceMoated Lodge with associated water channels and fishpond at Quorndon.
