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:
Market cross on south side of Market PlacePackhorse bridgeMoated lodge 200m west of ruins of Bradgate HouseChurchyard cross in St Mary's churchyardMountsorrel motte and bailey castleMercian cross, St Mary and St John's churchyardMoated Lodge with associated water channels and fishpond at QuorndonLeicester Castle and the Magazine GatewaySite of Roman villaGreyfriars, LeicesterLeicester abbey and 17th century mansion and ornamental gardensMotte and bailey castle and manorial complex at GrobyMoated site at New Parks, LeicesterBeacon Hill hillfort, enclosure and linear boundaryBradgate: house, chapel, garden and watermill'King William's' BridgeJewry Wall: remains of a Roman bath house, palaestra and Anglo-Saxon churchMoated site and garden enclosure at GlenfieldKirby Muxloe CastlePreceptory, boundary, two mounds, fishpond and dam at Beaumont Leys'King William's' BridgeThe 'Roman' bridge, Belgrave.
