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' BridgePreceptory, boundary, two mounds, fishpond and dam at Beaumont LeysBradgate: house, chapel, garden and watermillMotte and bailey castle and manorial complex at GrobyThe 'Roman' bridge, BelgraveKirby Muxloe CastleLeicester abbey and 17th century mansion and ornamental gardensMoated lodge 200m west of ruins of Bradgate HouseBeacon Hill hillfort, enclosure and linear boundaryMoated site and garden enclosure at GlenfieldJewry Wall: remains of a Roman bath house, palaestra and Anglo-Saxon church'King William's' BridgeMarket cross on south side of Market PlaceMercian cross, St Mary and St John's churchyardLeicester Castle and the Magazine GatewaySite of Roman villaPackhorse bridgeMountsorrel motte and bailey castleGreyfriars, LeicesterChurchyard cross in St Mary's churchyardMoated Lodge with associated water channels and fishpond at QuorndonMoated site at New Parks, Leicester.
